Racial Inequality In The Judicial System

Imagine a world with no discrimination, where equal really means equal. A world where everyone can finally be peaceful; the way the world was meant to be. Race plays a role in the American judicial system in a multitude of ways. It may seem hard to believe but race also has many negative effects on the outcome of court decisions. According to the Judicial System is defined as “The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government” (Judicial System 1). This system was created to keep America in order. This is a constitutional system that was created by our founding fathers to keep not one man from owning too much power. In America today this is interpreted as not having one man feel any superior to another. Racial inequality has always been a problem. Race issues may never go away, especially in the judicial system.
Believe it or not more rules than one have fallen through the cracks and our judicial system has become more broken than ever. Time and time again many rules have had to be interpreted differently to make court decisions seem fair and …show more content…
They always seem to not end up with an attorney even when according to the constitution one is supposed to be appointed to you. When blacks do have more money in certain situations they still seem to get a greater punishment than their white counterparts. They seem to get higher court fees and larger bonds than whites. This is sending a signal that if you are a wealthy black person in America today the criminal justice system just wants your money. They surely do not want to see you succeed in life. Let’s face it when a black child is killed to a senseless act of violence the news rarely reports it. But yet when a white child is killed in the same manner as the black child his face is plastered all over the news. Let us not forget who started black lives matter; Trayvon