Jury Nullification In The Criminal Justice System

We are told that laws are here to protect us and the common good, but what if certain laws harm us? Slavery was considered a constitutional right and was upheld many times in court even thought massive amounts of Northern disagreed with the laws. And rightfully so! Should they have respected these laws that made people property? I hope not. The law no longer protected the people but the people protected the people. Jury nullification was used to acquit, or free someone from all charges. Would freeing a slave not be considered justice?
In light of this information I can only hold true this statement. Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, jury nullification ought to be used in the face of perceived injustice. I am now tasked with providing definitions to clarify the debate.
The United States Criminal Justice System is “The system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offenses.” According to Oxford Dictionary.
Jury nullification is “A jury 's knowing and deliberate rejection of the evidence or refusal to apply the law either because the jury wants to send a message about some social issue that is larger than the …show more content…
They made the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to define the role of our government and the people, and the protections of EVERYONE under these United States. It is on the shoulder of giants that my value is justice, the protector of the American dream. Under what light should we use jury nullification? To prevent any sort of tyranny and correct unjust and unwanted laws. It is in the best interest in democracy to prevent any sort of tyranny, whether that’s oppressive rule by one or by many. It is also the moral obligation of the jury to resist unjust and unfair