Justice: "Justice For All" is a part of our Pledge of Allegiance. It is something that Americans believe is a given right by simply being an American citizen. I am very disappointed that we don't all get justice. There are many falsely accused people locked up in our Prison System and sometimes it is the fault of an attorney who really didn't fight for his client but the TRUE INJUSTICE is the lack of investigation by the police officers to find out the whole truth! If a person is charged with a crime, they must pay to bail out (if they can afford the bail), then they must pay for an attorney to represent/defend them (if they can't afford an attorney, the defendant will be appointed an attorney for felony cases) and if the defendant chooses not to accept a plea bargain, most attorneys charge an additional fee for the trial. IF the person has a court appointed attorney, that attorney may be able to get a court-appointed investigator (like myself) to assist him with running leads to prove the defendants innocence, otherwise the defendant pays for this also. When a person is found "Not Guilty" by trial, the defendant is released to resume his life where he left off but NOW, he is financially destitute AND may have problems getting a job because the employer finds out that he was arrested (even though found NOT GUILTY) but the employer may have a struggle with believing that he is truly innocent so he may choose another equally qualified person over the defendant / not guilty person. The friends he once had may also have difficulty believing that he was innocent because a lot of people think "He must have just had a really good attorney".
I have been in law enforcement for over 20 years and know that not every officer is stellar and has the passion for true justice. They are human. They will protect and defend the victim and risk their own lives to save people, but may unintentionally overlook information/evidence at times causing the arrested person to also become a "victim". I have created a Police Course titled "The Injustice System" that I believe will help our officers to look more objectively at the cases they work before charging/arresting a suspect so that they truly arrest the right suspect, who must pay the consequences for their actions.
