The recent death of the I will not only discuss this

convicted Tom Robinson resonates flagrant failure of the judicial system,

all over the great town of Maycomb. but there lies a larger social

We now face the repercussions of phenomenon that must be tackled, the

this sad event. killing of cripples. This is not just, but

Over the last week, a gross what I would call a senseless

miscarriage of justice took place in this slaughter of songbird, for which we

beloved town. An innocent black man shall not allow in this righteous town of

was wrongfully convicted of raping the ours. I feel this community has lost it

young Mayella Ewell. That same ways, as they condone the killing of

attempted to escape prison recently, proven innocent, as they disregard that

as he dashed through the open field, fact that it is actually a sin to kill a

guards shot at him widely, killing the cripple, be they standing, sitting, or

incarcerated and wronged man, even escaping prison. Since when can

liberating him from the extreme a jury composed of our neighbors and

suffrage he faced. family members disregard sufficient

Now, we live with the evidence to exonerate a man. It seems

repercussions of this wrong doing; a that we must recount the event in a

honest family man is dead, his wife left simper manner to ensure that all

a widow, not to mention his now comprehend it completely, as if this is

fatherless children. We, maycombians written so children could understand.

are the catalysts of this here action, The following is exactly what

and we should face responsibility took place over the last few weeks.

about this egregious event. Mayella Ewell claimed that Tom

Robinson had raped and hurt her. In plan for the future. The people of this

his trial, county legislator Atticus Finch town are not in mourning over the loss

provided the court with evidence that of this songbird, but they are

made it clear that Robinson could not indifferent. Here lies the issue, these

have been the person to hurt Mayella, same people who condemned that

as he had a crippled left arm. Not only blameless man, should feel regretful

was he disabled, he was a honest over this loss.

farmer, he kept his eyes towards the Some have argued that

ground, he kept himself clean, and he Robinson was justly convicted by a fair

went to church. That does not seem jury of 12 honest Maycombians, yet,

like a person to rape a young girl who even though he has technically

he help numerous times before without received due process, the poor man

expecting anything in behalf. But the never possessed a chance. In the

sadder truth is he was already hearts of the jury and the court, a

doomed, as there was a lynch mob at certain hate and preconceived notions

the court jail house before his trial, thrived, obscuring the truth to them,

showcasing that this society accepted dooming him the second he sat on the

the mistreatment of disabled members defendant’s bench.

of this society. I am truly bitter, as by now one

People have reacted to expects our American to be ingrained

Robinson’s death by saying it’s typical in our lifestyles, every man is to be

of a nigger, typical of him to treated equally, and that in the eyes of

commence a reckless plan without any court’s everyone should be treated

forethought, as “people of his kind” fairly, yet we still find injustices in our

cannot possess any intelligence to societies. Most importantly, people

should not prey over those who are

less fortunate.