The persistent failures of justice, as evidenced by recent events such as the Chinese boy who was slapped for not fasting and the gruesome beating of a poor young Malay man who was peddling balloons, compel a critical re-examination of our legal systems. This is not merely a repetition of past observations, but a stark illumination of reality often obscured: our perception of justice is, in many ways, an illusion. The Courts, far from being bastions of impartiality, resemble theatrical stages where carefully crafted narratives prevail. The current system, designed to serve the interests of lawmakers, law enforcement, and the elite, systematically undermines the same people it purports to protect. This raises a fundamental question: can true justice exist within a fundamentally flawed framework? While some lawyers may not agree, they need to ask themselves if they are simply paid peddlers of 'Justice'.
Justice and the Case for Natural Law: A Critical Examination
What is justice? That word has been twisted, contorted, and commodified until it bears little resemblance to its true meaning. Justice, as we know it today, is not a force of balance, nor is it an unwavering principle of fairness. Instead, it is a construct, a tool wielded by those in power to maintain their own dominion. It serves the lawmakers who craft it, the enforcers who uphold it, and the privileged who manipulate it.
But justice should not be a privilege - it should be an inherent truth. This truth is found not in statutes and legal precedents but in natural law: the fundamental, universal principles that govern human existence, irrespective of artificial institutions. Natural law is the moral order that exists beyond the reach of human corruption, a self-evident code of equity that transcends the whims of legislators and courts. It is time to pull back the veil of so-called justice and reclaim what is inherently ours.
The Fallacy of Legal Justice
Modern justice systems are predicated on control, not fairness. Written laws are crafted by those with vested interests - governments, corporations, and elites - who shape them to protect their own. Law enforcement, despite the noble individuals within it, ultimately serves the system, not the people. Courts, with their procedures and precedents, often prioritize legality over morality, punishing those who defy the system rather than those who act against natural justice.
Consider how laws bend to accommodate power. A politician who embezzles millions may receive a reduced sentence, while a desperate man who steals to feed his family faces the full brunt of the law. Corporations pollute ecosystems with impunity, yet an individual who builds shelter on unused land is swiftly removed. The so-called justice system does not serve the people; it serves the entitled few who wrote its script.
Natural Law: Justice Beyond Man-Made Constructs
Natural law operates on principles that exist independent of human decrees. It is based on reason, ethics, and the intrinsic rights of every individual. Unlike legal justice, which is subject to revision, lobbying, and exploitation, natural law remains unchanged. It is the foundation of genuine fairness, guided by the understanding that human beings possess inherent dignity and freedom.
Natural law dictates that no person has the right to harm another, to steal from another, or to oppress another. These truths are self-evident, recognized instinctively without the need for legislation. When law deviates from these principles - when it enables oppression rather than prevents it - it ceases to be just.
The Tyranny of Positive Law
Positive law, or the laws created by governments, often exists in direct opposition to natural law. These laws are not inherently just; they are enforced mandates subject to human frailty. When positive law criminalizes actions that are morally neutral (or even morally right), it ceases to be legitimate.
History is rife with examples of legal systems that justified atrocities. Slavery was legal. Segregation was legal. The Holocaust was carried out under laws. That which is legal is not necessarily just. And yet, society clings to legal justice as if it were sacred, ignoring the moral compass that natural law provides.
Reclaiming Justice: A Call to Action
True justice does not need a legislature to define it or a courtroom to validate it. It is found in the recognition of fundamental human dignity, in the principles that exist whether or not they are codified. To reclaim justice, we must first recognize the flaws of our current system and refuse to accept legality as a substitute for morality.
This is not a call for lawlessness but for a higher lawfulness - one that does not serve the few at the expense of the many. It is a demand that we return to the principles of fairness and balance that are embedded in nature itself.
Justice, real justice, does not belong to the lawmakers, the enforcers, or the entitled. It belongs to the people. It is time we take it back.
The Gentile!
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