Justice!?!

            Did you know, that not too long ago, something horrible happened? It was all over the news. And it was all over Facebook, which for many people is the news despite it being a cesspool of misinformation and unfiltered verbal assaults. It seems that the criminal justice system that we all know and love was completely destroyed. Incidentally, I despise the American criminal justice system, but for the sake of this hyperbole, pretend like I love it.

            Yes, it is true. Gone are the days of innocent until proven guilty, passed are the trials of peers deciding if evidence is substantial beyond a reasonable doubt to convict someone of a crime for which there was reasonable suspicion that they committed in the first place. It seems now, all it takes is an accusation from a single person and your entire future is ruined. What kind of dystopian future will develop from such a precedent.

            By now you might have realized, that I am of course referring to Brett Kavanaugh, the aspiring jurist with his sights set on the supreme court, only to have his dreams ripped away from him at the last minute at the consequence of a single accu- Wait… I am being informed that Brett Kavanaugh actually was confirmed for the supreme court. In fact, as it turns out, there was an investigation, and insufficient evidence was found to corroborate the accusation to an acceptable degree of confidence. Huh… turns out a single accusation won’t actually ruin your life. Well, someone should tell Facebook. Ah well, on to the next order of business: How democratic politicians pretended to think that accusations of sexual assault merited an investigation, even when concerning an individual under consideration for what is arguably the most powerful position in the nation.

            -AMS