Do you think that justice is fair between a man and a woman. Unfair? Why?
2007-03-21 10:08:46 · 5 answers · asked by E.C. 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
In most areas. Current jurisprudence seems to give greater weight to a woman's testimony in certain types of family law (e.g. divorce & child custody) and violence-related (e.g. rape) cases, however. This is likely overcompensation from earlier times when a man's testimony tended to gain greater weight.
Fortunately, there is, in some cases, the presence of unbiased evidence and expert testimony.
2007-03-21 10:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by John K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AH NO! the concept that there is fair distribution of justice between women and men, blacks and whites, children and seniors is a false idea...
our society attempts to write laws that seem unbiased however when the letter of the law is to be put into practice well that is where we still fall short....
when you stop reading in the paper that another 100 year old WOMAN was beaten and robbed, or stop seeing that another WOMAN WAS KILLED BY A FREAKED OUT HUSBAND OR BOY FRIEND...
when we stop reading about blacks being profiled then we will be experiencing a JUST distribution and practice of JUSTICE....HOWEVER LIFE ISN'T FAIR...OR JUST..WE HAVE TO STRIVE FOR TREATING PEOPLE OF EITHER SEX,RACE, RELIGION, AND AGE...THE WAY WE WOULD DESIRE TO BE TREATED ...PEACE
2007-03-21 17:35:08 · answer #2 · answered by emarblack 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends - murder? Yes. Pretty fair. DUI - pretty fair.
Divorce? No. NOt fair. Child Custody/support - not fair.
Why? Without going into cops letting chicks go because they cry, or they are hot...what ever. Criminal Judges just give a damn about what you did wrong.
Family Courts - are designed with bias with the male. Women are assumed to be the better parent. To change that, you have to PROVE that they are not. Have you ever tried to prove a negative? Not easy. I know people paying over half of their take home wage in child support - 1 child. Fair? Fair that that money does not always go to the child - Fair?
Sorry. Enough rant.
2007-03-21 17:28:05 · answer #3 · answered by uab_skinhead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The laws are usually written so that gender doesn't matter.
In practice, however, it does matter. Women and men are treated diffierently by juries, by prosecutors, and by judges.
Sad, but a current reality.
2007-03-21 17:12:03 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO. Women always get off easier.
2007-03-21 17:16:32 · answer #5 · answered by MrZ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋