I don’t think that applying the circumstances to a sentence qualifies as social justice. I think certainly it’s common for judges to take what was stolen and why into account when rendering a verdict. When I hear this senator’s question, I think it’s more like:
Poor negro steals a tv; drop charges because “poor negro.”
Middle class white guy steals the same tv; convicted because “privilege.”
I don’t think that applying the circumstances to a sentence qualifies as social justice. I think certainly it’s common for judges to take what was stolen and why into account when rendering a verdict. When I hear this senator’s question, I think it’s more like:
Poor negro steals a tv; drop charges because “poor negro.”
Middle class white guy steals the same tv; convicted because “privilege.”
It's surely widely applicated the way you say and thus the term is misinterpreted to fit other agendas, beyond reasonable limits for it..
It's surely widely applicated the way you say and thus the term is misinterpreted to fit other agendas, beyond reasonable limits for it..
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