... by their wealth, do not suffer the lance of justice, while those sinners armed with rags must surrender to it. Drawing from observation and personal experience, it is evident that King Lear's speech is pertinent to the current justice systems, and those of the past. The most recognizable instances of the prosperous avoiding justice involve athletes. One of the most recent cases is that ... granddaughter of the Ku Klux Klan member would finally call authorities after remembering one of his old stories. Because the bomber was white, he was powerful and was able to disappear from the punis...

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