Justice

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Aristotle once said, ¡°It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered.¡± Justice is also defined as the use of authority and power to uphold that which is right or lawful. Justice separates the good from the evil in court while abiding by the laws through which we live our everyday lives. However, justice does not always prevail, and occasionally can send an innocent person to prison or death. Justice can also lead to a sentence in prison when it is gained through revenge or the personal satisfaction of a person.

In the federal court, there is a prosecutor and a defense. The prosecutor¡¯s job is to prove the person is guilty through the use of evidence. The defense¡¯s job is to protect the person on trial from whatever sentence he or she is going to receive. They both interview witnesses, and try to win their care through the decision of the jury. A person will go to court because he or she broke one of our many American laws. A sentence is given by the judge. Depending on which crime is committed, determines the length of the sentence. For example, a person will most likely be put to death for treason, receive a life sentence for rape or murder, or receive a less amount of years for theft or assault. This is how justice keeps our country strong and together through the use of laws in a federal court. However, our country could be a much safer place to live if we did not have to fill up our prisons with criminals.

Justice does not always send guilty people to jail. It can put innocent people in jail for many years of their lives. In the Shaw Shank Redemption, a man was sent to jail for life even though he was completely innocent. Justice prevails through evidence and witnesses. Sometimes the evidence is stacked up against the person, and witnesses can claim the person is guilty, but there is still a small chance he or she can be innocent. Justice is what keeps this nation together, but it ...