Shishir Acharya Government 2305-71013 Professor Sharifian 30 September 2017 SLO#1: Civil Liberties v Civil Rights Civil liberties are the specific individual rights granted to the citizens in order to protect them from the interference of government. For instance, the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights ensures citizens the right to give a free speech. However, it must not be a threat to national security and must not offend others feeling. Government, at that point, can not interfere in a person's freedom of speech. These are certain rights like right to life, right to property and right to liberty which are given to the individual from the time of their birth. Civil liberties ensure the protection of these rights. The constitution …show more content…
In order to protect the minority group sometimes there arise a situation where majority is treated unequally. Back to my country the wealthy minority race is given more privileged than the poor majority race. A wealthy boy belonging minority race with a score of 51 was selected in the medical entrance where was I, with a score of 86 was not selected. Here the civil right of other interfered with the civil liberty of mine to education. Civil rights granted at certain time may end the partiality but after some decades it may be the reason of inequality. The race which is minority now may not be minority any more in future so civil rights should be revised time and again making sure no one is under …show more content…
3 If, say, a firefighter committed an intentionally illegal act such as murder or theft, he would still be subject to prosecution. But if he was involved in otherwise legal behavior, such as driving, but acted in a grossly negligent way when doing so, he would be exempt from prosecution. This goes far beyond the current civil protections for “good faith” mistakes a firefighter or paramedic might make in the line of duty.” (fee.org) Civil rights violation is seen more often in courts. civil rights violation punishment are different for different individuals. Wealthy, elite and powerful people are more likely to violate law and less likely to get in the eye of government. The punishment for the same violation of civil rights is different for the ordinary individual and the individual in power. 4 For instance, “Former Assemblyman Dennis Gabrysczak Resigned from the Assembly in January 2014 shortly after being accused of sexual harassment by seven former legislative staffers. Lawsuits are pending against Gabrysczak, who was first elected to the Assembly in 2006.” (Syracuse.com) If the ordinary individual had done this act then their case would never had been in pending. Though everyone is equal in the eye of justice, elite and wealthy individuals use their money and power to lean the court’s decision in their favor. Court is not seen as