This Thursday’s discussion was very engaging and provoked a lot of questions concerning the United States’ adversarial system. In the article titled How Much Justice Can We Afford The Impact of DNA technology on equality and Criminal Justice ? the notion of paying for justice was discussed. Justice unfortunately in the United States is based upon a silent known hierarchical system of class. The more wealth , power and stature an individual has the less likely they are to be convicted of the crime. Money and contacts can buy the best lawyers as seen in the O.J. Simpson trial . The best lawyers have more drive to work harder and seek justice for the large sum of money they are paid because their reputation is on the line. High cost lawyers base their fees upon how many cases they have won and whom they have representing. This is great for those that can afford an expensive lawyer but for those that cannot their justice is simply injust. We have all heard the miranda rights stating that we all have the rights to a lawyer. What the rights do not tell you is that you have the rights to a state lawyer that may not be experienced or have far too many cases to thoroughly represent you. Without proper representation the fate of your case lies in someone elses hands. Justice should be fair and equal for all but it is simply not. All of my fellow classmates that choose to go into the field of law need to work hard in order to seek more justice for all.
