America's Pledge Of Allegiance

In the United States of America’s Pledge of Allegiance, it is stated that there is “… liberty and justice for all” (????). Thomas Jefferson stated in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal” (???). And yet, throughout U.S. history, blacks have endured slavery, segregation, mob attacks, discrimination, and injustice simply because of their race. “Race, the idea that the human species is divided into distinct groups on the basis of inherited physical and behavioral differences” (Race). “The number of reported incidents of police brutality and excessive force toward Black men could very easily lead one to believe that the Black man may be American law enforcement’s worst nightmare” (Tyler Cole). Police brutalities are …show more content…
In worst cases, people have even died before they got the justice they deserved. Andre Hatchett was charged with second degree murder for murder he did not commit. After serving time in prison for 25, the world has progressed in many ways while Hatchett was in prison. “Before his arrest, Mr. Hatchett was a new father and an ice delivery man living in an apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant with his mother. Now 49, Mr. Hatchett has spent nearly 25 years behind bars. While in prison, he lost both his parents, as well as a son” (Noah Remnick). At the time of the murder, Hatchett had gunshot wounds and his legs were injured. How can a man who has disabilities commit a gruesome murder? That should have been a sign to the jury that it could not have. Before going to prison, he had a family, a job, and had justice, until one day he was falsely charged with a murder that did not involve him, because of the unreliable witness. After getting out, he has to figure out a new life, find a way to support him and his family, and learn all of the new things that he has missed out on. Since technology has improved and new people are in the court systems, there was new finding to prove that Hatchett did not commit the crime. Hatchett did receive justice for getting out of prison because of the further investigating of his case, but he did not get justice because of all the time that has passed. “Lawyers from the Innocence Project said that cases similar to that of Mr. Hatchett could be avoided with the right legal safeguards in place” (Noah Remnick). By putting in new safety measures for incidents like these in the future, this will help provide justice for innocent