La Ley de Virata ( Virata's Law)
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La Ley de Virata ( Virata's Law)
This blog expresses my critique of the justice system. I have always been appalled at the Machiavellian system of punishment of this country. From illegal download to druggies, the punishment outweighs the severity of the crime... And yet true criminals yet to walk free.
After analyzing the problem from different angles I devised "La Ley de Virata" or Virata's Law. This law sums up my philosophy on the justice system. I believe that judges (law makers, lawyers, ect) should experience some degree of the decrees that they carry out. After all, have any of them experienced jail? How many of them have had their insides ripped asunder just for dropping the soap?
To make matters worse, the innocent that many times enter jail come out as true criminals. It takes an iron will to sit through an in just sentence. Whatever happened to empathy (standing on the shoes of the other)?
I am a firm believer of accountability. As I said in my Boredom blog, without an outlet for malice many people turn to crimes. It is all the fault of those who hold the rights of the few over the many... But that is a different matter all in itself.
For now I want to focus on the Judiciary Branch of Government. Recently, I heard a hearth breaking story. Basically, a boy illegally immigrated to the US trying to escape some gangsters that were after his head. He filed for asylum, however, his request was denied. The judged ordered his immediate deportation. Long story short, the poor boy is dead. I cannot help but thing that his death is the judges fault.
All judges have the power of judiciary discretion. It is the way that judges pass the laws of commons. He could have let the boy stay. But no, no, no! He had to follow precedent! Had he allowed the young man to stay he could have saved many other young men that have similar gangster problems.
But alas, people like that do not know how it feels like to be deported. What it is like to seek open arms and instead finding chains. Is this the justice that we desire? (To make matters worst, those arrested for imprisoned for illegal immigration are usually forced into slave labor like regular crooks. For those that do not care, all US prisoners (or maybe all in general) are slaves because they get payed 5 cents for their labor.)
I think that the justice system will benefit from my idea. I propose that all justice, law makers ect. Spend sometime in jail or in a foreign country to learn how it feels like to be the accused. Far too long, have they taken the side of the victim. How about standing on the shoes of the accused for once? (do not let the picture that I choose undermine my point. Hahaha) Not all defendants are criminals that deserve a life time in jail. I can think of a couple of Robber Barons that deserve a life time of imprisonment...
Ideally, Justice is supposed to be blind. The judges and the jury are supposed to weigh all the facts and not be guided by looks. However, this is usually not the case. Let me site the example of the Wicca trails. Basically, three boys were accused of killing two boys for Satanic rituals. Why were the boys accused? Because they looked like Satan worshipers. Nuns dress in black yet one would not think of accusing them of being devil worshipers.
Besides, their expert testimony was that of an idiot. He confused the cross of St. Peter (the upside down cross) with the demonic cross. And FYI, the devil does not have a monopoly on pentagrams. Not all strange and bizarre things have to do with the devil. There are hundreds and thousands of religions that have their own lil oddities here and there. My personal favorite is the cult of "The Force" (as in star wars).
Then again the pickle jar does have some Satanic implications...the only difference is that Satan worshipers usually preserve either the heart or the liver. I never heard of their kind preserving of the victims part... That is another inconsistency with this supposed Satanic ritual. It seems the true murderer wanted to blame the boys. Thus, he tried to mimic as best he could what he imagined was a Satanic ritual. The whippings are consistent with such rituals.
Usually, all such rituals involves a twisting of the scenes from the death of Jesus. You can tell if its a true Satanic ritual or not if it reminds the viewer of a biblical scene turned upside down. I learned this from the story of a lil boy saint (I forget his name). The story goes that the boy was kidnapped by Satan worshipers. They had the boy experience the pains of the Crucifixion. After he was finally killed, his heart was preserved in a Jar.
I notice that with the protestant split, a lot of the devil research was lost. The only true experts on the devil are in my opinion the Catholics. With lil centrality, the anti devil research has been lost. So, if you want an exorcist get a Jesuit priest (those are smart chibis, plus they are my favorite Catholic order). Plus, blood sacrifices were cool until Jesus made the ultimate blood sacrifice. His death expiated our sins.
Yet, in the end, the blood of the innocent does have an effect on God... theoretically speaking (so there is some historical basis for the theme of the book used against the boys in that trail... That book in the end is speaking only about ancient practices). If you ask me, the true perpetrator was a worshiper of Chango. During a certain date, in Cuba the children are kept inside because one always tends to disappear. But I am only speculating...
Ok... back to justice, the judges have the power of gatekeepers. They choose which evidence to allow inside the court. In another case, a judge refused to allow DNA evidence and fingerprint that would prove the innocent of the accused. That sort of evidence is one of the few things that are 100% certain all the time. It is pretty obvious that the judge wanted to fry the poor bastard.
In that case, the back and forth between the judges and the prosecutes landed the poor fellow in a 20 year incarceration period. I think is evil and malicious the working of those judges. If my Virata's Law was in place , that judge would be forced to experience a similar judiciary limbo.
You may not know this but judges are payed based on convictions. This creates the incentive of judges to seek jail time on almost all the accused that pass through their office. The accused might be a first time offender yet, he might receive pardon. At worst, he might get the full penalty for stealing a Twinkies.
I think my Virata's Law might provide more fair and just punishments. My basis for this law is a story that I read a long time ago. In the story "The Eyes of My Eternal Brother", the judge Virata speaks with a criminal that called his punishments unjust. Virata had always felt guilty for accidentally killing his brother. He saw his brother's eyes in that criminal. To text if the criminal spoke truthfully, he spent 5 years in prison. After he got out of prison, he realized that he had been unjust.
I think a similar experience would teach all judges to give more equitable rulings. Only then we might get true JUSTICE in this country. But alas, this is all but a dream and nothing more. Then again, I doubt my idea would amass much support. There is no pity for the wicked or the innocent for that matter. In the eyes of the judge, the accuse will always be guilty (Trust me, I am not making this up.
A similar effect is noted in loony bid asylums. The doctors always assumes that the patient is insane, even if they are sane. This has been shown in many studies carried out by reporters that enter these places to report on the treatment of the crazies).
Description: Philosophy and Justice System • About: How to train a Judge • Accountable Person: Fernando Blanco • Author: Teresita Blanco • Awards: None • Content Location: anime • Content Rating: 5 • Contributor: Fernando Blanco • Copyright Holder: Teresita Blanco • Copyright Year: 2012 • Creator: Teresita Blanco • Editor: Fernando Blanco • Genre: philosophy • Headline: La Ley de Virata ( Virata's Law) • Keywords: anime, bloody, book, cartoons, cool, essay, funny, humor, jail, judge, justice, law, mangaka, news, order, philosophy, picture, prison, stefan zweig, The Law of Virata, • Mentions: Virata • Provider: Me • Publisher: Phi Stars • Publishing Principles: Teresita Blanco • Source Organization: Phi Stars • Version: 7 • Item Reviewed: Law and Order • Review Rating: 5 •
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