What My Classmates Think Of The Legal System.

“I think that the legal system is the entity that holds the power to keep things in order in our everyday life, which is necessary for a civilized society. Everything from our police force, to the high offices of our government, in one way or another there are applicable laws in place to keep the system as a whole in check and in balance.” (Perez, Angel L.) I believe Angel has hit the nail on the head, yet it seems that he has missed one important facet; just as the book states, “… The mere existence of laws is not enough… There must be a means of administering the law to protect the rights of individuals and businesses and to curtail the activities of wrongdoers.”( Intro. To Law; Our system of Law pg.8 )
One might argue that you people need no law because every man has a sense of right and wrong, people would essentially take the law into their own hands and the majority would rule. The “trouble makers” would be punished in one form or another. There is an understanding in this in that there is a sense of, “ do not take something that is not yours, do not take an innocent life, do not talk bad about some innocent person, every person has this sense of conscience. The law is involved when there are obscure ideas, and when someone feels wronged when they might not be. “Many legal obligations are based on moral obligations, but not all moral obligations are legally enforceable: a person’s conscience is often the only means of enforcement.” (Intro. To Law; Our system of Law pg. 8) “I feel that the Legal system is a savior when it is not corrupted or altered. I feel that this is the only rational way to decide on another individual’s wrong doing.” (Ibarra, Gustavo Alonso,, Jr.)