Equal Justice under the law?

Unfortunately,, "Equal justice for all" is an ideal. It is seldom, if ever, managed in reality. A well-off defendant will purchase the services of the finest lawyers. If the accused is poor or not from a highly placed family, you can expect prison.

Cases in point: OJ Simpson, Casey Anthony, a couple of "no-names" from out west, one in England,, Trayvon Martin and the recent Ferguson battle. And you can add the Jon-Benet Ramsey case, too!

OJ had a fine legal team. Maybe I was entranced, too; I believed in his innocence. Perhaps his celebrity status coated him in "Teflon". You know the result. OJ is in prison, now, for armed robbery.

Casey Anthony: Did she, or didn't she? Evidence points one way, but enough doubt was cast to the jurors -- the "reasonable doubt" clause -- to warrant an acquittal.. Did she or didn't she? My own personal opinion matters not.

In England, a writer was convicted of being a sexual predator; a pedophile. He got off with a slap on the wrist. What's the news? He's been arrested again, on a recent charge of molestation. Justice? HARDLY!

The "No-name cases" -- a homeless woman left her child in her car while she had an interview for a job. Arrested, lost her child. Another woman, "high" on drugs, left her baby on top of the car drove recklessly until child fell off. Result? Slap on wrist, probation. Kept her child. Differences? First case, homeless black. Second? White.

Maybe a solution is professional jurors. 

Our system, though, isn't perfect. We all have our biases. And until we can put them aside, we lose: Justice is unequally distributed.

AS I SEE IT

Folks, there is always going be be a few bad eggs. A few rotten apples. But don't call out "White Privilege" on everybody because of those few bad eggs. If you obey our laws, (which, folks, do not include segregation or those "colored only" fountains that you are either remembering from times past or are making up)-- I have nothing against your heritage.

I'll stand up for you... but if you stab me in the back, don't expect me to take it. Don't expect me to defend derogatory terms, BS, stupidity or falsehoods.

I have my limits. Once you push me past 'em, you'll see a side of me that you'll wish you had not.

Just remember, guys: Being "Race conscious" is NOT the same as being "Racist."

I was born Caucasian. I'll defend my neighbor, my friend, my family and my brother. Race, to me, is insignificant...but if you're acting like a crook or a member of the "thug-life," don't expect your actions to weigh positively upon whatever group you may classify yourself.

"If it is to be, let it begin with me," it has often been said.

LIVE IT. You may be surprised at the lies you have endorsed.