A dysfunctional justice system VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 02/25/2010

A dysfunctional justice system VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 02/25/2010 When as a rule, the rich and the powerful are above the law; when certain famous public officials, while strongly suspect of big crimes and gross foul plays, have palatial homes and freely frequent expensive restaurants here and abroad; when well-known public characters are altogether free and basking in social life and lights, although strongly appended with the commissions of flagrant graft and gross corrupt practices; when therefore the local and national prisons are full of merely accused or actually convicted poor and helpless people — the conclusion is obvious: The justice system in the country is dysfunctional. When the suspiciously wealthy and the deviously influential lord it over the poor and innocent people; when those employing guns with goons through the use of gold are the considered frightful masters of the populace in certain municipalities, provinces and/or regions even; when individuals are afraid to tell the truth such that when they in fact tell it, they are made to live in fear and fright; when the symbolic “Lady Justice” carrying a leveled balance yet having one eye uncovered to see who is who — the conclusion of obvious. The justice system in the country is dysfunctional.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary20100225com5.html

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