Essay On 7th Amendment
Martin Luther King Jr. once said “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Imagine being put into a situation where someone is in complete and utter control of your future and the severity of it. Now pretend they also are going to make it as severe as possible either because you are from a poor family, you have different religious or political views, or someone bribed them to make it as harsh as possible for you. This obviously is not fair and would cause any rational person to rebel against the system put in place for them; that is exactly what the colonists did when King George III took away the colonists’ right to trial by jury. Colonists knew the importance of the 7th Amendment because it prevented judicial bias and allowed
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I currently enrolled in a technical center for law enforcement, and it gives me an interesting perspective on the 7th amendment. While the police are not directly involved with the 7th amendment and court systems, I do get the opportunity to learn about civil law and cases. While the prosecuting attorney has to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the plaintiff in a civil court case only has to bring a preponderance of evidence which is a lower standard of proof than in a criminal case. While I would not be directly involved with the seventh amendment, I may have to deliver a court summons. Which means, with law enforcement background I may not directly be involved with civil court cases, but I do have to make sure people attend …show more content…
While this obligation might not be the most glamorous way to serve your country, every person has to do it to ensure that the 7th amendment is carried out. Without people participating in trials, how can civil court cases be overseen by a jury? Simply, it means they cannot. To emphasize, people are needed to make this amendment work, so it is extremely viable to participate in jury summonings to ensure everyone’s constitutional rights are upheld. Therefore, the 7th amendment is a part of my life and every other citizen of the United States through our participation in jury
I currently enrolled in a technical center for law enforcement, and it gives me an interesting perspective on the 7th amendment. While the police are not directly involved with the 7th amendment and court systems, I do get the opportunity to learn about civil law and cases. While the prosecuting attorney has to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the plaintiff in a civil court case only has to bring a preponderance of evidence which is a lower standard of proof than in a criminal case. While I would not be directly involved with the seventh amendment, I may have to deliver a court summons. Which means, with law enforcement background I may not directly be involved with civil court cases, but I do have to make sure people attend …show more content…
While this obligation might not be the most glamorous way to serve your country, every person has to do it to ensure that the 7th amendment is carried out. Without people participating in trials, how can civil court cases be overseen by a jury? Simply, it means they cannot. To emphasize, people are needed to make this amendment work, so it is extremely viable to participate in jury summonings to ensure everyone’s constitutional rights are upheld. Therefore, the 7th amendment is a part of my life and every other citizen of the United States through our participation in jury