No justice

[imamommy at sbcglobal.net]

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Maria:
> Well... The thing is, the Aurors were given permission to use the 
Unforgivables by Barty Crouch, who practically took over wizarding 
England. We don't even know the name of the Minister of Magic from 
that period, and Crouch certainly looks like he had usurped all power 
then. Couple that with the war-time mentality, when everyone was 
panicking, and the justice system becomes a parody of itself


I agree with you.  I come from America, where a hundred 
and fifty years ago it was ok to own slaves, drive natives into 
reservations, persecute and execute Joseph Smith and other Mormons 
with mob violence.  Fifty years ago mobs and the KKK were still 
lynching innocent African Americans.  Not to mention Red Scare, 
McCarthyism.  And we've had the same constitution, essentially, since 
our nation was born.  It (the document) may not be unjust, but people 
certainly can be, especially when faced with frightening and 
uncertain times.

--imamommy