What justice means

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Justice I What Justice Means to Me June 08, 2009 Professor Smith CJA 303 Lisa Looney Justice 1 What Justice Means to Me When it comes to justice, there are many different meanings to everyone. According to the dictionary it means, “ the quality of being just or fair.” In this essay we are going to look at what justice means to me, and how I plan to help see that justice is served in my line of work. What justice means to me it is that the law should be fair for all, no matter their race, religion, sex, or the amount of money they have. The punishments should all be fair and fit the crime. Could you image if we did not have a curtain level of justice in our country? While in the military I have been to places that have very different outlooks of justice. For example in Iraq if you are caught stealing, or are accused of it, you do not have a trial, or even a say in it. I once say a little boys hand purposely being run over because they say he stole a loaf of bread to feed his younger brothers. There is nothing you can do, because they were not hurting us, nor were they killing him. He was in the hands of the Iraq police. I could not believe what I was seeing. To me that is not justice. I feel that justice should fit the crime. A hand for a loaf of bread was not a fair trade. Our justice system may not be perfect, but it is certainly better then most countries. Why do you think everyone wants to live in the U.S.? When it comes to the justice system there are also many different parts to it as well. I feel that the justice system starts with the average person. If it were not for the average person many of today’s criminals would not have gotten caught. The police are one of the biggest parts of the criminal justice system. They are the ones that put their lives on

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