The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-12-18
MAKING A MocKERY OF JUSTICE

There are numerous practices which make mockery
of the word justice and of respect for law They are follow
by chicken hearted officers without respect for
their honor and their oath of office and by placed
judicial capacity including much abused magistrates and
Recorders court judges.
When peace officer shows favors by taking his
before magistrates who will let the officer dictate Judgement
equal treatment to all alike then he has violated his trust
and helped to make mockey Of the law destroy confidence
of the public in its administration and lowered all Of
Judges the respect of the people, then indeed
serious condition has come to pass.
There nothing lowy, than the practice of dis
pensng with fair dealing justice merely obtain votes
Such unworthy to sit bench. Such tear
down their community in more than one way,
When offenders come before court and are adjudged
guilty they should penalty in keeping with the weight
Of the offense it is cash penalty that money is auto
maticay property of the school fund to be used for the
benefit of education and perhaps to help teach children the
Importance of decency and good citizenship
judge who let's fines go unconected is in effect as
guilty embezzement he had stolen cash from the
School funds More henous than ALL he has been unfair
that he has allowed to go free OF penalty while
others have had to pay.
Can anything do to destroy respect for the law
How man be worthy-how can he have the gall to
sit judgement his fellows when he follows practices
of this sort fact what kind of citizenship is it that al
lows such administration to continue to exist in any COM
munity?
backbone to stand up their feowmen and demand
right and Justice When view some of the persons who
before fellows qualified pass Judgement when
look at of the who have ased to be judges yet
having little education no knowledge OF the law
times court record themselves and often record for
beating their honest debts is sad commentary on to-
days civilization.
these people draw regularly salary paid from the
taxes of other who honest and hardWorkng and
at time give away to their favorites in court the
money that belongs the children of the public schools
All across this will be found examples pictured here
who through the compacency of their neighbors are allow
ed to encourage criminals foster increase of crime and
year after year destroyed respect for the law and the
courts.
Look about you at what is happening in own COM
unty Do YOU think it is time to call halt? Can you see
how it is costing ways than every person who
lives in community which afflicted by such conditions!
The travelling salesman just returned from convention
in Miami Beach His wife met him at the door Don't lie to
me- she screamed Aice wrote that she saw you play
ing around with blonde on the beach,"
aWelI, what dyou expect to play with at my age,
he retorted pail and shovel?"
"Money may not everything, but it is great conso-
iation until you have everything Lester D. Kimek
Here's one on advertising: "The fellow who never adj
vertises is like the who always wns at girl IN dark
roon-he knows what he's doing, but she doesn't
The greatest joy in the world is the Joy Of service The
greatest power the world the of love The great
ct rue IA the world the Golden Rule The greatest war
in the world is the with ourselves. So