Put into making things work; and keeping things just. But there still is a matter of money and access to the courts which Obama has once again expanded after decades of it being starved. Some populations in this country have never been given equal treatment in the way that we idealize it.
This particular case appears to be one where influence trumped fairness or procedure. Naturally, we are not on the ground, but there's a lot going on with this that is very troubling. I've seen where tan element of social status assumed and people treated differently.
There is a bureaucracy that can make the system equal, there can be too much cronyism and some things just conveniently get forgotten. On the other hand, some have gotten fair treatment in courts if they have the time and stamina to await the outcome.
Exhaustion, bankruptcy and death, which are matters of wealth too, is factored into the process by the opposing parties, not the system, which cares nothing of the personal cost. The system unintentionally discriminates against those without means and the sense of order and equality that some see in it, for some, it is like a tornado in their family lives, taking away their loved ones and financial support.
But society as a whole never takes these costs to individuals into account. Those with money, frankly, game the system. Even something that might on the face of it seem benign and without pain as copyright lawsuits in comparsion to a system that locks up people for years, there is gaming going on.
In a lot of matters, despite the very best intentions of attorneys, and I've known a number for whom I have the utmost respect because of their passion for justice and fair play, living within a very complex system of morals codified into orders, are swept away by the brute force of money. I've known some who have given living meaning to values that most people don't grasp that are held safe in the legal system, and prevent injustice.
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