12-04-2012, 07:24 PM
Justice is intended to be fair and unbiased, free from opinions and the interests of individual definitions of the law. To uphold the Law is a perspective that is defined differently by each person, but the law is written to limit each person’s abuse of the intended meaning. The law’s written definition is expected to protect an individual’s right, and allow justice to overcome individual opinions of what the law states.
Decisions by an individual determine the engagement to the law, but discretion to enforce the law determines the engagement to a crime. Discretion is a necessary element for the law, but dependence on individual discretion can misplace the meaning of the laws. Society entrusts the law with the burden of providing a ruling of what is right or wrong when a law is applied in a crime.
When George Zimmerman became Trayvon Martin’s judge and jury, he decided to follow a ‘suspicious person up to no good’. The decision to profile the teenager and initiate the confrontation began with George Zimmerman’s decision to interpret the law’s meaning and shoot him. When he shot the teenager, did the law overlook Trayvon Martin’s right to walk down the street without being profiled? Does the law only protect certain individuals from protection under the law?
Decisions by an individual determine the engagement to the law, but discretion to enforce the law determines the engagement to a crime. Discretion is a necessary element for the law, but dependence on individual discretion can misplace the meaning of the laws. Society entrusts the law with the burden of providing a ruling of what is right or wrong when a law is applied in a crime.
When George Zimmerman became Trayvon Martin’s judge and jury, he decided to follow a ‘suspicious person up to no good’. The decision to profile the teenager and initiate the confrontation began with George Zimmerman’s decision to interpret the law’s meaning and shoot him. When he shot the teenager, did the law overlook Trayvon Martin’s right to walk down the street without being profiled? Does the law only protect certain individuals from protection under the law?