Right & Wrong
A black man's day in court11 total reviews
Comment from Dawn Munro
I am dismayed to see that this is nonfiction, but not surprised. It wouldn't have mattered what that man said, he was convicted before he ever had his day in court. Excellent story. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2023
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I am dismayed to see that this is nonfiction, but not surprised. It wouldn't have mattered what that man said, he was convicted before he ever had his day in court. Excellent story. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 11-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2023
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Thanks, Dawn. Contest is over, and I didn't fare very well. Better luck next time.
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Welcome to my world (lol). Indeed, here's wishing you better luck next time!
Comment from w.j.debi
This is a poignant story and the outcome is so wrong. The man was just defending himself, his home and his children. It doesn't sound like any of the circumstances were taken into account. He shouldn't even have gone to trial.
Excellent write.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2023
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This is a poignant story and the outcome is so wrong. The man was just defending himself, his home and his children. It doesn't sound like any of the circumstances were taken into account. He shouldn't even have gone to trial.
Excellent write.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2023
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Thanks, Debi. There are too many situations like this in our country.
Comment from karenina
Right. And who said justice is color blind? It's not. It doesn't even attempt to feign "blind justice" ~ although many would disagree. Money buys "justice" ~ the going rate is selling your soul, though, so who really wins there?
This may have been inspired by events seventy-five years ago...but sadly it persists today.
"80.4% of life- and virtual-life sentenced youth are people of color; 55.2% of those youth are African American"
Source: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Race-and-Sentencing
As a loving grandmother of three mixed-race grandchildren, who adores my daughter-in-law (who happens to be black) -- I see this, and I worry about it every day...
Powerful write here. You have my vote!
Karenina
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2023
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Right. And who said justice is color blind? It's not. It doesn't even attempt to feign "blind justice" ~ although many would disagree. Money buys "justice" ~ the going rate is selling your soul, though, so who really wins there?
This may have been inspired by events seventy-five years ago...but sadly it persists today.
"80.4% of life- and virtual-life sentenced youth are people of color; 55.2% of those youth are African American"
Source: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Race-and-Sentencing
As a loving grandmother of three mixed-race grandchildren, who adores my daughter-in-law (who happens to be black) -- I see this, and I worry about it every day...
Powerful write here. You have my vote!
Karenina
Comment Written 30-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2023
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Thanks, Karenina. With all the mixing, possibly in a few hundred years we will all be the same color.
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Our blood has always been the same...
Sad no one seems to notice!
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You should write a poem about that.
Comment from Wendy G
What! A powerful piece of writing. This one example is a powerful personal testimony of what is wrong with the world today. Striking, all the more so for being true. Well done. Best wishes for your story in the contest.
Wendy
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2023
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What! A powerful piece of writing. This one example is a powerful personal testimony of what is wrong with the world today. Striking, all the more so for being true. Well done. Best wishes for your story in the contest.
Wendy
Comment Written 29-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2023
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Thanks, Wendy. Every once in awhile I think the world is coming around, but something always comes up that makes me wonder if we're ever going to get it right.
Comment from Sandra Nelms-Ludwig
This is a poignant and well-written entry into the "Can You Not See" contest. The text needs to be one to two sizes larger so more readers will engage with your text. There are many senior writers on this site. The message is clearly stated and easy to understand. You took the reader from a court case through all of the nuances of racism in America.
Sadly, I must say as a 68-year-old Black woman I know what you are stating is true. The ending is heartbreaking but so realistic. I am out of sixes, but this piece is deserving of an exceptional rating. The visual fits well. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 28-Jan-2023
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This is a poignant and well-written entry into the "Can You Not See" contest. The text needs to be one to two sizes larger so more readers will engage with your text. There are many senior writers on this site. The message is clearly stated and easy to understand. You took the reader from a court case through all of the nuances of racism in America.
Sadly, I must say as a 68-year-old Black woman I know what you are stating is true. The ending is heartbreaking but so realistic. I am out of sixes, but this piece is deserving of an exceptional rating. The visual fits well. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 28-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 28-Jan-2023
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Thanks, Sandra. I am sorry that you and your people had to go through a period of time that was a blemish on our country.
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You are welcome. I appreciate your apology, but I appreciate more is that you are an ally. We need good people who are not afraid to discuss hard topics. Now, I appreciate your writing even more. Blessings to you!
Comment from Bill Schott
This article, Right and Wrong, is voiced by an African American character, and focuses on the African American's sense of place within the American society; the presumed and witnessed negative bias toward Black Americans; and the history of racist decision-making throughout the country's history. The example at the end may be fictional here, but seeing whites walk free of murder, and blacks killed for a facial expression is documented.
reply by the author on 28-Jan-2023
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This article, Right and Wrong, is voiced by an African American character, and focuses on the African American's sense of place within the American society; the presumed and witnessed negative bias toward Black Americans; and the history of racist decision-making throughout the country's history. The example at the end may be fictional here, but seeing whites walk free of murder, and blacks killed for a facial expression is documented.
Comment Written 27-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 28-Jan-2023
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Thanks for the review, Bill. Things are a lot better than they use to be.
Comment from Tom Horonzy
What can be said is the tribunal of God will make all the injustices accountable for. ............................... wrong will always be wrong. Justice will eventually prevail and the sentence after death will not be for life but for eternity.
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2023
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What can be said is the tribunal of God will make all the injustices accountable for. ............................... wrong will always be wrong. Justice will eventually prevail and the sentence after death will not be for life but for eternity.
Comment Written 27-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2023
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Thanks for the review, Tom. No lawyers and no jury in that tribunal. Just the Big Guy.
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Amen
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
I can honestly say that the justice system in the UK has a very different view and I have seen justice has been served equally to the people regardless of colour or status. I hope this situation improves in the United States, this is a powerful write, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2023
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I can honestly say that the justice system in the UK has a very different view and I have seen justice has been served equally to the people regardless of colour or status. I hope this situation improves in the United States, this is a powerful write, love Dolly x
Comment Written 26-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2023
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Thanks, Christine. It has been a slow and painful process here in the U.S.
Comment from Shirley McLain
What a heartbreaking piece of writing. I know that some form of this kind of injustice happens daily all over the world. You did a great job. Good luck in the contest. Shirley
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2023
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What a heartbreaking piece of writing. I know that some form of this kind of injustice happens daily all over the world. You did a great job. Good luck in the contest. Shirley
Comment Written 26-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2023
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Thanks, Shirley. I have lived through this transition, and it has been painful.
Comment from royowen
Inequity I'm society is rife, but it's still the same within the same race, the socio economic gap between the haves and the have nots is the same. A white Jew is prejudiced against. It's the sinful nature of man that is the problem, it's the springboard of manifold bias. So we've now got a great variety of rules to cure it. But one law is sufficient, 'Love thy neighbour as thyself" that has nothing to do with religion, beautifully written good luck, blessings Roy
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reply by the author on 27-Jan-2023
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Inequity I'm society is rife, but it's still the same within the same race, the socio economic gap between the haves and the have nots is the same. A white Jew is prejudiced against. It's the sinful nature of man that is the problem, it's the springboard of manifold bias. So we've now got a great variety of rules to cure it. But one law is sufficient, 'Love thy neighbour as thyself" that has nothing to do with religion, beautifully written good luck, blessings Roy
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Comment Written 26-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2023
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Thanks, Roy. You are right about that one law.
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Bless you
