Justice is blind

People are not

They judge

Prior to having facts

Trial decided

Upon first glance

So put on your suit and tie

Get the best lawyer money can buy

And sit back and relax

Unless of course

You can't

Or you happen to be black

Then well

Spin the roulette wheel

And hope

You can pass their test

I see decisions made

in those eyes of yours

when the glares

make your enemies crumple, punishments given

in the words

that deliberately cut,

the sentences that amplify

your disapproval

and paint pictures out of blood rushing from those you target. Expressions create images

of the final blows

and chisels carving

into headstones,

of coffins lined with nails

as shovels bore through dirt,

we give the signal

for you to start

digging our graves

and our lives

turn into chess games

when the gavel hits the wood

and we're led away

in chains.

Silence is golden

when you find a time to rest,

and yet it speaks volumes

all on its own,

because your actions

and reactions

and what you never do at all

spark a feeling

more than terror

and no less than desperation,

while the rest of us dance

like ballerinas in a

twisted Cinderella

waiting for our prince

to whisk us away

from the decisions

that are

absolute.

What is Justice?

Justice is equality, fairness, a level playing field and impartiality. Justice is something that we aspire to in our courts of law, in the workplace and in our lives.

Justice is a system invented by man whereby wrongs may be put right, for only human beings are supposed to have a sense of right and wrong. But, having said all this, does Justice actually exist? That's a very difficult question to answer is it not?

Is it Justice if it can be bought? No, but you can buy a version of corrupted Justice if you have the readies, and a version of corrupted Justice is to all intents and purposes real Justice isn't it? No it isn't, but it happens doesn't it dear Prosers? Surely, if we employ a system of laws that can turn a blind eye to corrupt Justice, then the system is broken, and if the system is broken can true Justice be served?

Of course it can't.

Is true Justice an eye for an eye? It may seem so, but it isn't. Is it Justice if half the world has so much food that it discards huge amounts every single day, while others fight for scraps?

On a personal level I gaze out into a corrupted and decaying society that clings to its false promises on a dying world that struggles to cope.

Justice? Don't make me laugh.

“Does justice exist?”

Yes, justice exists.

“Oh...”

Do you want it?

“Yes”

Very well. How thick is your wallet?

Themis stands in the courtroom with her eyes blindfolded, one hand holding a sword, the other holding the scale of justice. The lawyer of the prosecutors finishes his opening statement and sits down. The defendant's lawyer stands up to begin his, but all the defendant can think of is the pain the family of the victim has endured. No matter how many times he would plead innocent, no one would listen. No one cared. They wanted him locked up and out of harm's way. In their eyes he was a danger to society and should be put in prison for life. He needed to learn his lesson. He needed to realize that he is a monster. He wasn't allowed to be forgiven of his fault. He wasn't allowed to be seen as equal with every other person on Earth. He was a menace, an wicked psychopath stuck in his ways of violence. The projects hadn't made him like this. They had only given him a platform from which to build upon. Yet they swore by the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. All the while, justice is blind.

Does Justice exist?

First lets define Justice as well as Just, since that is the root word of Justice.

Justice: 1. The quality of being just. 2. The rendering of what is due or merited; also that which is due or merited. 3. Conformity to the law;legal validity: a code of justice. (Taken from Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary)

Just: 1. Fair, evenhanded, and impartial in acting or judging. 2. Adhering to high moral standards; upright; honest. 3. Morally right; equitable. ... 7. True; correct; accurate... (Taken from Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary)

No can we say that Justice exists? Or that this world, this society, this country is Just? Is this world Fair? No, life's not fair, we've seen that; and if life, which is contained in the world, is not fair, then how can he world be fair? Is this country morally right or equitable (1. Marked by equity; impartially just, fair, and reasonable.)? No, morality has, for the most part, departed, that should be fairly obvious. Equability is on the way out; no one can truly impartially judge. Is this world True? No, lies are everywhere, they've infected all of the world. Is this world adhering to high moral standards? No, we've already been over that.

Does Justice exist?

I think Justice exists in a very small amount; it's there, but it's weakening. Injustice is on the rise and what was once considered Justice is now considered Injustice. This country, this society, this world isn't Just, it manages to dish out some Justice, and things that resemble Justice but really are biased and lop sided, but at the core justice is elusive to mankind.

- Michael Hall