Argument Against Capitalism
The Burden Behind The Get Out of Jail Free Card
Millions of convicts and felons spread across the world, millions taking the consequences for their actions, all trying to get through their situation, struggling to get back onto their feet. However, the upper class gets away with millions of crimes a year due to their higher financial status. Not taking responsibility for their actions, getting away easy with things that are not easy to get away with, it isn’t right and it isn’t fair. Why should people be able to roam the streets when they should be serving a sentence? They are a danger to society and should be punished for their wrong doings. The law is the law no matter how much money you have. This injustice is definitely something I want to address. We watch our world as people like athletes get away with serious crimes and it isn’t right.
Capitalism, some claim. Money equals luxury, you work harder you’re more “privileged” as simple as that. But I think …show more content…
He obviously killed the man in the crash, was found with a blood alcohol level of 0.12 which is more than 0.8 (the legal limit), and was found with possession of marijuana and the weed in his system as well. This evidence shows that he was obviously guilty, meaning to get out of his situation, he had to use his money to afford a proper lawyer, another time where athletes can use their money to escape the law, which once again is not fair. Stallworth went to jail for 24 days, for a charge that normally people can serve up to five years for. Imagine, two men, same crime, one serves about a month in jail, the other, about 60 times that. Just because one has more money he gets to have 5 years less in jail than the other. How is that fair?! This all shows instances where people with a higher financial status were able to easily escape the law but in my opinion this is a complete
Millions of convicts and felons spread across the world, millions taking the consequences for their actions, all trying to get through their situation, struggling to get back onto their feet. However, the upper class gets away with millions of crimes a year due to their higher financial status. Not taking responsibility for their actions, getting away easy with things that are not easy to get away with, it isn’t right and it isn’t fair. Why should people be able to roam the streets when they should be serving a sentence? They are a danger to society and should be punished for their wrong doings. The law is the law no matter how much money you have. This injustice is definitely something I want to address. We watch our world as people like athletes get away with serious crimes and it isn’t right.
Capitalism, some claim. Money equals luxury, you work harder you’re more “privileged” as simple as that. But I think …show more content…
He obviously killed the man in the crash, was found with a blood alcohol level of 0.12 which is more than 0.8 (the legal limit), and was found with possession of marijuana and the weed in his system as well. This evidence shows that he was obviously guilty, meaning to get out of his situation, he had to use his money to afford a proper lawyer, another time where athletes can use their money to escape the law, which once again is not fair. Stallworth went to jail for 24 days, for a charge that normally people can serve up to five years for. Imagine, two men, same crime, one serves about a month in jail, the other, about 60 times that. Just because one has more money he gets to have 5 years less in jail than the other. How is that fair?! This all shows instances where people with a higher financial status were able to easily escape the law but in my opinion this is a complete