Man this is a HARD book to read! I mean, I watch all those police/crime/legal shows but this stuff is REAL LIFE and it gave me an eye-opening look at what is wrong with the justice system these days. Mainly with blacks, but also with white and the poor. I just wonder how on earth normal human beings can do the things they do and think it is ok. Bryan has worked literally tirelessly at fixing this system for nearly 25 years and made a lot of headway, but I think there is still more to be done.
Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever. Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice. (picture and description at Amazon)
Read, but be warned you won't be the same when you finish.
Now on to something lighter before I jump into our book for Book Club, which is a suspense/mystery!!
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Melissa
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