May 31, 2004

The Criminals Who Lose Political Rights, and the Criminals Who Don't

As long as I'm pointing out problems I have with the justice system, let me refer you to this 2002 article by Stephen Fortunato. To me, it's one of the best things I've ever read on the inequities of our political system because it points out about as glaring an example as you can find of how different segments of American society have different rights, right down to that most basic right in a democracy -- the right to vote. There are a host of problems tied to the issues brought up in this article, particularly to the broader implications of the war on drugs, and racial inequalities that persist (and could worsen) in the American melting pot. But just the basic focus of the story -- the different rights accorded to coporate criminals versus, say, those accorded to drug criminals -- is on its own a very sobering account of how our political and legal system functions.

Posted by armand at May 31, 2004 11:48 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics


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