My Final Thoughts
Hello readers! I am sad to tell you that this will be my final post about Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson. I hope you have enjoyed discovering more about the ins and outs of America's legal system with me. In this post I will be answering a question that has been brought up through the content on every page of this book: is America's legal system unfair, and should it be reevaluated? I must say that Just Mercy has left no doubt in my mind that the answer is a resounding yes ; time after time our legal system has failed the very citizens who trust it to bring order and justice to our country. However, I am going to delve deeper into how exactly it is unfair, and why we should reevaluate it. The main reason why America's legal system is unjust is because it has been proven time and time again to be biased, whether against people of color or people who suffer from various disabilities. Take the case of Walter, for example. Walter was a very kind, respectable man, who did...