Justice or Grace and Mercy for Ahmaud Arbery?

While folks hold up signs declaring “Justice for Ahmaud,” do they really mean it? Past figures like Jesus of Nazareth spoke of grace and mercy for the guilty. The suspected murderers of Ahmaud Arbery should be prosecuted and for their alleged foul deeds. This, however, runs contrary to the teachings of Jesus who said about his attackers “forgive them for they know mot what they do.”

Folks want to not only have their cake and eat it too, but to bake their opponent a cake and give them the whole pastry.

In the jury selection process, it has surfaced that eleven of the twelve jurors will be white. What bearing should this have on justice? Grace and mercy would say no matter the color of the skin, the defendants should be released and live out the rest of their days in liberty. Justice demands that no matter the skin color, an objective and clear mind will prevail and punish these males for their supposed crimes.

Justice is what separates the wrongly accused from the guilty, and the guilty ought to always be crushed morally. It is within the idea that grace and mercy say such individuals should be excused for their evils by the families.

Grace and mercy claim people like Arbery’s supposed murderers should just be blessed and kissed and hugged instead of stripped of their rights, if convicted.

Justice will always supersede these ideals in the context of criminality. The question is about how people can psychologically hold these opposing views in their mind. How do they get excited about knowing the truth (justice) and going by emotions and feelings (grace and mercy)?

For Arbery’s case, it’s about whether this runner was just minding his business and whether the three men extinguished his life in grisly fashion. When grace and mercy are set against justice, it is up to the individual to make up in his or her mind the rational choice. That just happens to be justice in a court of law.

What matters most is the notion of elevating justice and the families of the victims over saying “I forgive you” to suspected homicidal cretins in this case.

In the way the jurors will be asked to do, the fact a black juror will be the lone person with the highest concentration of melanin, should not obstruct reasoning adults from handing down justice.

Grace and mercy and compassion ought to be only reserved for those who deserve such appreciation. The test lies with the individual. If a person allows for compassion for the murderers, it’s an atrocious injustice against the victim(s).

If it is to be taken into account, it is mysticism and altruism that commingle and treat the thinking human being like a brute, dragging his knuckles in the dirt. This archaic and stale disconnect from reality is set in a world where intercontinental telecommunications and space explorations are the norm, we must still contend with the vicious ideals from millennia ago.

It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white when it comes to justice. What matters is the functioning of a healthy human brain. The dynamism of balancing facts, witnesses, footage, and other pieces of evidence, leads one to consider the reality of a given situation.

Arbery’s case is no different. Grace, mercy, and compassion must be thought of as ways to aid and comfort the ones who have been wrongfully cast down but not cast out. The independent brain should be brought to the forefront and justice should reign without ceasing. It is not only in the courts of law but in everyday life justice ought to be served.