Attention all! We have a breakthrough! The reason for my opinion on the issue, as well as everyone else's has nothing to do with the criminal justice system itself, but with experiences in it. I have never had a close friend/relative/pet go through any sort of intense trial, arrest, beating at the hands of police officers, so I don't feel that it treats people unfairly. It seems that the more a person has been hurt by punishments handed down by the criminal justice system, the more biased or unequal they perceive it to be.
In the past few days, I have conversed with multiple people on this issue. I have heard arguments for both sides with varying intensities in the arguments. And, as i previously said, these past experiences of people causes their views to be skewed. This isn't really an issue of equal or unequal; it is an issue of how much one has been hurt. That is where i am going to take my blog from here. I'm going to try to find what causes the views that people have. Any past experiences with the law that you would be so kind as to share would be greatly appreciated. +
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OK I got a story for ya. So I had just gone to see The Dark Knight up at the AMC in Greenwood. And then my and my homeys all cruised up to the nearby Arby's and had us some beef 'n' cheddar deliciousness. Immediately after, around 11 PM, on my way back home, I looked in the mirror and saw a police car. Immediately, the thought popped into my mind "Oh geez, I hope he doesn't pull me over right now." So he pulled me over. And thusly I parked in the KFC parking lot. I wasn't too worried until he said he was with Johnson County Sheriff's department. Then I knew I was in trouble. So he alerted me to my broken taillight, and he then informed me that it was a blatant driving hazard, as it kinda looked a little white sometimes when I hit my brakes. And therefore, he asked for me to vacate the vehicle and put my hands on the glass. Then he promptly searched my person (with a tad too much enthusiasm, I might add), and then frisked me again, just for good measure. So while I calmly tried to pretend that a police officer had not just fondled my genitals, he then proceeded to inform me that he would also need to search my vehicle for "contraband and/or weapons." Yes, that is a direct quote, and yes, he did say "and slash or." At this point, he alerted me to the fact that oftentimes people will hide things behind their glove compartment, and that he would have to remove it. And thusly he proceeded to forcibly remove the aforementioned glove box from my dashboard as I attempted to inform him that a typical glove box does not simply come out. So after the shriek of shattering plastic, he tossed my glove box in the back seat and shined his shiny flashlight into the gaping hole in my dashboard, and promptly informed me that I was "all good." Then he let me off with a warning. Part of me likes to think that he was so surprised by the fact he had just groped me vigorously in front of KFC and didn't even find anything that he didn't want to face me in court. The other part of me feels that Toy Story 2 just wasn't all that great. That is my story.
ReplyDeleteI teared up a bit during that, Bryan. I don't understand why this man did such a thing and I feel as if you have been severely wronged. This will definitely show that police can be biased for one reason or another toward certain people. They may be have an enemy who looks like you, ot they may think that your hair is scandalous (I love it, however). Your story shows that, no matter their reasoning, police can have biases.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, this is quite evident. However, this bias of the police force doesn't necessarily represent a bias in the justice system. I accept that the people who dole out justice (or injustice) can be prejudiced, but the justice system itself is not.
ReplyDeleteI must say that I am terribly disappointed to have learned of this through a blog...
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