Justice is the quality of being just or of moral rightness. In the eyes of the court and many others what Carl Lee Haley did is immoral and even licentious, but yet in the eyes of a man who has put himself in the position that Carl Lee Haley is in it's as simple as an "eye for an eye". For this man's daughter to be raped, and left for dead hanging from a branch that was not strong enough to hold her up, that is enough to say that Carl Lee Haley killing those two boys who raped his daughter is merely justice.
2. Why does CLH commit this crime?
A mans daughter beaten viciously, raped, deprived of her innocence, and left to die; kills the men who are responsible for committing this inhuman act towards his daughter out of rage and with great indignation. A daughter is a fathers pride and joy, she brings out the warmth and softness of him that no one usually sees. Carl Lee Haley daughter, his pride and joy, his precious innocent child had been stripped of her innocence and when a father's daughter is viciously attacked he will go through great lengths to protect her.
3. What should CLH punishment be?
In the movie Carl Lee Haley is not guilty and I believe he should have no punishment. "Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are"(Benjamin Franklin). I believe when Mr. Brigance made his final statement before the court and the jury, having them imagining Tanya Haley as their own daughter and being in the same predicament that Carl Lee Haley is in, it showed they are no more different then Carl Lee Haley. What Carl Lee Haley did was just and therefore he should serve no punishment.
4. Are the scales of justice balanced where this story takes place?
This movie takes place in Canton, Mississippi, around the 80s or 90s, in the south where racism and discrimination are still alive and black people are looked upon as nothing more than dogs. If anything the scale of justice is heavily in favor of the white man and the white community, which made it seem impossible for Carl Lee Haley to be declared anything but guilty.
5. Does it/should it matter whether Tanya Haley was white or black?
No it shouldn't matter whether Tanya Haley is white or black, because race shouldn't play a part in justice; sadly in the world we live in it does. In the film up until Mr. Brigance enthralled the jury, they all had no sympathy for Tanya Haley not because they didn't believe what happened but, do to the color of her skin; because they didn't just see a young innocent girl but, they saw a black girl.
6. Does due process work for CLH like it would any other defendant?
Yes in most cases, because he was given a fair trial. Though he had been counted out and seen as guilty from the jump he was submitted a fair trial in front of a jury. His case is tried and later on he was determined not guilty, which clearly shows he had been given his right to a fair trial.
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