Convict Justice
To solve the overcrowded prisons, we would first need to locate the source of the problem, and it begins with the British. The British hate the Irish, because they thought that they were beneath them. The Irish worked in the fields, and were hungry and starving often. The greedy British would sometimes threaten them by taking away their houses if they did not pay them the rent. The British would not give them the food so they decided the only last resort was to steal to live.
Once the Irish had stolen food, they were caught and obviously sent to prison along with many others regardless of their crimes. Since the British outnumbered the Irish, and the Irish worked for them, the result was the Irish revolting and stealing. …show more content…
The problem in my eyes is that since the British were ‘in charge’ they were the Judges. The Irish were not allowed to be Judges or anything that required public office. If the Irish were sent to court, they would not have a say because, the British would not understand their struggles. In my opinion, a mixed Irish and British Jury of their piers would solve a lot of their problems.
Some sentences were also very unfair, and mostly made by the British. For example, someone who committed murder would have a sentence of seven years; then, another person who stole steel toys would have a life time sentence. When the Judges are deciding how much time someone should serve in prison, they need to figure out the sentence based on the crime.
Sometimes both parties misunderstood each other because of the loud obnoxious few that poorly represented them. Some of the British understood the Irish and vice versa, but their voices did not stand out to the many against them. The British did not understand the fact that if the Irish did something wrong in their eyes it was terrible, but if a British person did something wrong it wasn’t as bad. This all goes back to the Judges needing a different
To solve the overcrowded prisons, we would first need to locate the source of the problem, and it begins with the British. The British hate the Irish, because they thought that they were beneath them. The Irish worked in the fields, and were hungry and starving often. The greedy British would sometimes threaten them by taking away their houses if they did not pay them the rent. The British would not give them the food so they decided the only last resort was to steal to live.
Once the Irish had stolen food, they were caught and obviously sent to prison along with many others regardless of their crimes. Since the British outnumbered the Irish, and the Irish worked for them, the result was the Irish revolting and stealing. …show more content…
The problem in my eyes is that since the British were ‘in charge’ they were the Judges. The Irish were not allowed to be Judges or anything that required public office. If the Irish were sent to court, they would not have a say because, the British would not understand their struggles. In my opinion, a mixed Irish and British Jury of their piers would solve a lot of their problems.
Some sentences were also very unfair, and mostly made by the British. For example, someone who committed murder would have a sentence of seven years; then, another person who stole steel toys would have a life time sentence. When the Judges are deciding how much time someone should serve in prison, they need to figure out the sentence based on the crime.
Sometimes both parties misunderstood each other because of the loud obnoxious few that poorly represented them. Some of the British understood the Irish and vice versa, but their voices did not stand out to the many against them. The British did not understand the fact that if the Irish did something wrong in their eyes it was terrible, but if a British person did something wrong it wasn’t as bad. This all goes back to the Judges needing a different