Summary: The Flaws Within The Justice System

The Flaws Within the Justice System Are the laws of the justice system bias or fair to all citizens? In the movie Law Abiding Citizen a man named Clyde Shelton lost his wife and daughter in a home invasion. A district attorney named Nick Rice made a deal with Darby, who committed the crime all he had to do was confess to the crime and he would receive the minimum sentencing. Darby’s partner, Aimes was in shock by what was taking place, but he received the harsher sentencing. Clyde then took matters into his own hands by killing Darby, and innocent citizens. Clyde is a better citizen than Nick because his need for closure brought out flaws in the justice system and laws, while Nick takes the flaws for advantage for his own personal gain. To …show more content…
The justice system does not care about the seriousness of a crime; they do not use the seriousness of a crime to determine the punishment. The Bill of Rights says, “Bail should never be set too high, and punishment should never be cruel and unusual” (Amendment VIII). This amendment shows just how little the justice system takes into consideration the crimes that are committed. A citizen who commits a serious crime and confesses hardly receives any punishment, but an innocent person who is being accused would receive harsher …show more content…
He wanted to get Nicks attention because he was not hearing what he was trying to tell him. Nick thought that Clyde was doing it all for revenge, but he was wanting someone to help him fill the emptiness that Darby caused within him. Nick was only thinking about what would have happened if they would have lost, Darby and Aimes would have walked away without any punishment, and Nick’s conviction rate would be ruined. Clyde would have been fine with that if they would have tried to win, but Nick did not even want to try and help