Discrimination is a noun that is used to refer to the act of having distinguished treatment on a particular type of a person or a group of people. Biasness is widely illegal and hence would have not been appropriate for such unequal treatment to be shown openly and one would even risk being prosecuted ("What is Discrimination? - FindLaw", 2017). Some form of discrimination and preferential treatment has however been classified as legal and business enterprises uses some form of discrimination to pick the best from the throngs of applications that they are likely to receive ("What is Discrimination? - FindLaw", 2017). In our daily life, we similarly we are often presented with many options that requires us to pick one thing from many options
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When we look at what discrimination entails it is hence not a very negative thing as the media has made many to believe ("What is Discrimination? - FindLaw", 2017). The law similarly is compelled to discriminate in order to maintain civility among its citizens. The government is hence compelled to discriminate against some groups, as it needs a criterion for determining how to enforce justice. The government can for instance discriminate on the following groups; groups that are likely to be subject to be suspects. Suspect classification can be based on national origin, race, religion, and even citizenship of certain people. People may be classified according to quasi-suspect classification and lastly the authorities may have non-suspect classifications, which distinguish people according to their age, their wealth status, political affiliations, and the preference that the people have towards the politics ("What is Discrimination? - FindLaw", 2017). This paper intends to look at the above named classification and explore how the authorities use such methods to make sure that law and order is …show more content…
This is a type of classification that is founded on the above named classes, if there is a different context, which requires people to have the same level of treatment the law is required to use intermediate scrutiny and assess if the government is directly impacted (US Legal, 2017). In the case that the court will have be directly impacted then the law and the court uses a rational method to determine if the government would be directly impacted and if it will not be directly impacted (US Legal, 2017). Real life examples of how the law gives some people quasi suspect treatment is an instance where a woman is given some form of maintenance by the husband in case of a divorce, or the woman being paid for child support when the two separate. Another example that a law will encourage preferential treatment is when the government states that all males should be drafted in the military. This case was common among the governments when there were world war and hence needed all the able-bodied persons that they could
When we look at what discrimination entails it is hence not a very negative thing as the media has made many to believe ("What is Discrimination? - FindLaw", 2017). The law similarly is compelled to discriminate in order to maintain civility among its citizens. The government is hence compelled to discriminate against some groups, as it needs a criterion for determining how to enforce justice. The government can for instance discriminate on the following groups; groups that are likely to be subject to be suspects. Suspect classification can be based on national origin, race, religion, and even citizenship of certain people. People may be classified according to quasi-suspect classification and lastly the authorities may have non-suspect classifications, which distinguish people according to their age, their wealth status, political affiliations, and the preference that the people have towards the politics ("What is Discrimination? - FindLaw", 2017). This paper intends to look at the above named classification and explore how the authorities use such methods to make sure that law and order is …show more content…
This is a type of classification that is founded on the above named classes, if there is a different context, which requires people to have the same level of treatment the law is required to use intermediate scrutiny and assess if the government is directly impacted (US Legal, 2017). In the case that the court will have be directly impacted then the law and the court uses a rational method to determine if the government would be directly impacted and if it will not be directly impacted (US Legal, 2017). Real life examples of how the law gives some people quasi suspect treatment is an instance where a woman is given some form of maintenance by the husband in case of a divorce, or the woman being paid for child support when the two separate. Another example that a law will encourage preferential treatment is when the government states that all males should be drafted in the military. This case was common among the governments when there were world war and hence needed all the able-bodied persons that they could