Justice
all & always Lyrics
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Another criminal is set free
Say his rights were infringed
What about the rights of the victims
Another criminal is set free
Bullshit Justice
You and I are the ones to pay
Another criminal is set free
Bullshit Justice
Victims are the ones to pay
Bullshit Justice
Murderers and rapists back on the street
Lawyer did his job and kept them free
Distorted the truth, twisted the facts
They don't care once they're rich and fat
Another criminal is set free
Bullshit Justice
You and I are the ones to pay
Bullshit Justice
Another criminal is set free
Bullshit Justice
Victims are the ones to pay
Bullshit Justice
Another crime but it's not in the streets
Another criminal is set free
Say his rights were infringed
What about the rights of the victims
Another criminal is set free
Bullshit Justice
You and I are the ones to pay
Bullshit Justice
Another criminal is set free
Bullshit Justice
Victims are the ones to pay
Bullshit Justice
The song "Justice" by All & Always is a commentary on the flaws in the justice system, specifically the frustration with criminals being set free due to legal loopholes and technicalities. The lyrics express the anger and disappointment felt by the victims of these crimes who have to suffer the consequences while the criminals walk free. The repeated phrase "bullshit justice" highlights a feeling of injustice and unaccountability in the system.
The song also touches on the corruptive power of money and the role it plays in distorting the truth and perverting justice. The lines "Lawyer did his job and kept them free/ Distorted the truth, twisted the facts/ They don't care once they're rich and fat" suggest that the wealthy and powerful can manipulate the legal system to their advantage, regardless of the harm they have caused to others.
Overall, "Justice" is a powerful critique of the justice system and its failure to bring justice to victims of crime. It highlights the importance of recognizing the rights of victims and holding criminals accountable for their actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Another crime but it's not in the streets
Despite not occurring on the streets, another crime has been committed.
Another criminal is set free
Despite committing a crime, the criminal has been released.
Say his rights were infringed
The criminal claims his rights were violated.
What about the rights of the victims
Where are the rights of the victims?
Bullshit Justice
The justice system is flawed and not working.
You and I are the ones to pay
The general public will suffer and carry the burden.
Victims are the ones to pay
The victims of the crime are the ones who will suffer the most.
Murderers and rapists back on the street
Dangerous criminals are freed and able to walk the streets.
Lawyer did his job and kept them free
The lawyer manipulated the system to keep the criminals free.
Distorted the truth, twisted the facts
The truth has been distorted and the facts twisted to ensure the criminal goes free.
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@JC6659
MY NOTES ON THE VIDEO (In case anyone needs notes FAST)
JUSTICE [CRASH COURSE]
JUSTICE
[Greek] – Justice as Harmony
- A just society is one in w/c everyone fulfills their roles so that society runs smoothly.
- Violating your place in the social order—even if it’s a place you don’t want to hold—is considered unjust.
[Utilitarian] – justice tries to increase the overall quality of life for citizens.
[Politicall Libertarian] – allows its citizens to be maximumly free
DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
Justice as Equality – The belief that everyone should get the same kind and amount of stuff.
Need-Based Justice – everyone shouldn’t get the same, cuz our needs aren’t the same.
Merit-based Justice – means giving unequally, based on what each person deserves.
JOHN RAWLS – “justice is fairness”
- Any inequalities that exist in a social system should favor the least well-off, cuz this levels the playing field of society. (form of need-based justice)
- Some argue that justice-is-fairness is actually unfair to those who have gotten the most either via hardwork / cuz they happened to win life’s natural lottery.
ROBERT NOZICK – disagreed with rawls
- “we’re each entitled to the stuff we have provided we didn’t steal it / otherwise obtain it unjustly.
Retributive Justice – the only way for justice to be satisfied is for a wrongdoer to suffer in proportion to the way he’s made others suffer.
*kinda like Corrective Justice
Welfare Maximizaton – there’s no good to be found vindictively causing pain to wrongdoers. But some form of punishment is still in order.
Restorative Justice – the focus is on making amends rather than on making the wrongdoer suffer
@marlonmoncrieffe0728
Elephant Warrior
People can be very entitled.
You might believe that everyone is entitled to food, medicine, and shelter and only those three universal elements that human beings need to physically survive.
Fair enough but then what do you say when someone claims that education-primary AND secondary AND tertiary-is a necessity that MUST be provided by the government? How about the internet? What's to stop someone from arguing that people need mental and/or cultural nourishment and then demand free theatres and museums?
Where does it end? And who pays for all that?
You know what they say: if you give a mouse a cookie, he's gonna ask for a glass of milk...
@marlonmoncrieffe0728
C0deH0wler
Just because you believe in merit-based justice, it doesn't mean greed and gluttony don't exist. And merit-based justice proponents DO find greed and gluttony to be vices while they also find abnegation to be a virtue and required of especially the wealthy.
They just feel charity should be a CHOICE. Government-enforced obligations are both condescending, unfair, harmful to the people it is supposed to help, and even unnecessary.
I mean, the welfare state wasn't needed for Andrew Carnegie to pen 'Wealth' and 'The Gospel of Wealth' condemning not giving to charity-all in the Gilded Age I might add-and become one of history's greatest philanthropists.
And you're advocating for welfare as a bribe for the lower classes to stave off bloody reprisals the upper classes like what happened in the bloody French Revolution. This is shortsighted. Late 18th century France didn't have democratic representation and also had an established aristocracy. Merit-based justice wasn't achievable to begin with unlike today's western civilization, particularly in America.
@C0deH0wler
Marlon.
I do not 'believe'. I am a devil's advocate, just to clarify :)
Also, I am more for a less obligate version of the Justice is Fair system.
Also, I would argue this isn't a bribe. You are not keeping angry people in check. You are giving people the basics to grow and bring economic growth. And I argue this will will bring the standard of living and stability.
That is my core principle. I don't want to see the whole economy explode in everyone's face with everyone's lives being ruined in the process.
Until everyone can sustain and achieve basic economic growth with little as resources as possible, like with 3D printing and other technologies, and with services that encourage freelancing, I think this is necessary in the meantime. These alternatives are still a bit too expensive and inaccessible for the working-class.
@JC6659
MY NOTES ON THE VIDEO (In case anyone needs notes FAST)
JUSTICE [CRASH COURSE]
JUSTICE
[Greek] – Justice as Harmony
- A just society is one in w/c everyone fulfills their roles so that society runs smoothly.
- Violating your place in the social order—even if it’s a place you don’t want to hold—is considered unjust.
[Utilitarian] – justice tries to increase the overall quality of life for citizens.
[Politicall Libertarian] – allows its citizens to be maximumly free
DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
Justice as Equality – The belief that everyone should get the same kind and amount of stuff.
Need-Based Justice – everyone shouldn’t get the same, cuz our needs aren’t the same.
Merit-based Justice – means giving unequally, based on what each person deserves.
JOHN RAWLS – “justice is fairness”
- Any inequalities that exist in a social system should favor the least well-off, cuz this levels the playing field of society. (form of need-based justice)
- Some argue that justice-is-fairness is actually unfair to those who have gotten the most either via hardwork / cuz they happened to win life’s natural lottery.
ROBERT NOZICK – disagreed with rawls
- “we’re each entitled to the stuff we have provided we didn’t steal it / otherwise obtain it unjustly.
Retributive Justice – the only way for justice to be satisfied is for a wrongdoer to suffer in proportion to the way he’s made others suffer.
*kinda like Corrective Justice
Welfare Maximizaton – there’s no good to be found vindictively causing pain to wrongdoers. But some form of punishment is still in order.
Restorative Justice – the focus is on making amends rather than on making the wrongdoer suffer
@terra2ban
Brice Jale, THANKS SO MUCH!
@TheObservingConstalation
i think you just saved me
@melchid8448
Thank you
@cristophermalonzo8794
Justice is JUST ^_^
@semenadonata4860
i love u youre a lifesaver
@Jotari
In Germany it's not considered illegal to escape from prison because humans have the basic instinct to desire freedom.
@liwendiamond9223
But if a prisoner escapes before their time is due, you still have to catch them and put them back in jail for the crime that got them there in the first place, right?
@Jotari
LiwenDiamond Oh yeah. Of course. Not like it's squatters rights.
@Grokford
floooooooooooooooood I heard about that.
That seems nice in theory and it may even be moral but that doesn't change the fact that you either have to make prison desirable, have extreme and expensive rises in security security or expect a lot more criminals on the loose.
You need a carrot or a stick and prison's not about carrots.