I recently began my study at law school, and I have been thinking about, well…the law. I have seen how the law can work for good and for ill. That depends on how the lawyers argue their points. Look at the Dred Scott case back in the 1800s. The Supreme Court Decided that the entire black race was not covered in the Constitution because they were property…yeah, they dropped the ball on that one. Then you can change gears and look at Brown v. Board of Education, where schools were finally desegregated.

However, in thinking about the law, and how I might be able to do some good stuff, my thoughts were brought back to a particular tribunal. You remember, the one that condemned Christ. Well, I was faced with a stark reality: when put in the wrong hands, the law can be a monster.

Christ's Illegal Arraignment Before the Jewish Priests

When Christ was arraigned he was innocent. However, that didn’t stop him from being condemned. On the contrary, he was

sentenced to death on a technicality of the law: Blasphemy. Those arguing against Christ used words he said (The temple will be destroyed) completely out of the context from which he intended. That one thing, though it was hearsay, and no two people could come up with testimony that wasn’t contradictory, gave the Chief Priest “enough” to send Christ to the slaughter.

The thought hit me pretty hard that I need to stick to my standards, and be the best that I can be, EVERY SINGLE TIME! There are no excuses. The law is supposed to protect the innocent, but it cannot do so unless lawyers are doing their best.

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