By Juan Montoya
The way it is supposed to work is that when you go to court, justice is blind, makes its rulings impartial, and waves her sword without regard for economics status, race, gender or individual difference.
And as the coverage of the current scandal involving admitted racketeer and corrupt former 404th District Judge Abel Limas drags on, it reminds us of a selection from The Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Master.
But instead of Carl Hamblin being tarred and feathered for publishing that justice could be bought for gold and that it could be perverted for personal gain as in the Limas case, we have our own little Spoon River right here in Cameron County, also by the side of a river, albeit the Rio Grande.
When high-powered lawyers on steroids waving hundred dollar bills find in our jurists pliant sycophants surrounded by underlings who are scurrying around our courtrooms trading justice for a few bucks and using their positions to enrich themselves, it's time to call a spade a spade.
How many turned a blind eye to the buying and selling of justice? How many who had taken an oath to "protect and defend" quickly forgot it when the money was right?
How many unsuspectin little people entered the ornate halls of justice expecting an even shake instead were treated to a farce of the process manipulated by judges and lawyers worthy of the Wizard of Oz who hid behind the grandeur of The Law while giving their rights short shrift for their personal benefit?
Can the judicial system of Cameron County ever recover from this scandal?
Let's read a bit from the Master himself.
Carl Hamblin
...“I saw a beautiful woman with bandaged eyes
Standing on the steps of a marble temple.
Great multitudes passed in front of her,
Lifting their faces to her imploringly.
In her left hand she held a sword.
She was brandishing the sword,
Sometimes striking a child, again a laborer,
Again a slinking woman, again a lunatic.
In her right hand she held a scale;
Into the scale pieces of gold were tossed
By those who dodged the strokes of the sword.
...Then a youth wearing a red cap
Leaped to her side and snatched away the bandage.
And lo, the lashes had been eaten away
From the oozy eye-lids;
The eye-balls were seared with a milky mucus;
The madness of a dying soul
Was written on her face—
But the multitude saw why she wore the bandage.”
The way it is supposed to work is that when you go to court, justice is blind, makes its rulings impartial, and waves her sword without regard for economics status, race, gender or individual difference.
And as the coverage of the current scandal involving admitted racketeer and corrupt former 404th District Judge Abel Limas drags on, it reminds us of a selection from The Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Master.
But instead of Carl Hamblin being tarred and feathered for publishing that justice could be bought for gold and that it could be perverted for personal gain as in the Limas case, we have our own little Spoon River right here in Cameron County, also by the side of a river, albeit the Rio Grande.
When high-powered lawyers on steroids waving hundred dollar bills find in our jurists pliant sycophants surrounded by underlings who are scurrying around our courtrooms trading justice for a few bucks and using their positions to enrich themselves, it's time to call a spade a spade.
How many turned a blind eye to the buying and selling of justice? How many who had taken an oath to "protect and defend" quickly forgot it when the money was right?
How many unsuspectin little people entered the ornate halls of justice expecting an even shake instead were treated to a farce of the process manipulated by judges and lawyers worthy of the Wizard of Oz who hid behind the grandeur of The Law while giving their rights short shrift for their personal benefit?
Can the judicial system of Cameron County ever recover from this scandal?
Let's read a bit from the Master himself.
Carl Hamblin
...“I saw a beautiful woman with bandaged eyes
Standing on the steps of a marble temple.
Great multitudes passed in front of her,
Lifting their faces to her imploringly.
In her left hand she held a sword.
She was brandishing the sword,
Sometimes striking a child, again a laborer,
Again a slinking woman, again a lunatic.
In her right hand she held a scale;
Into the scale pieces of gold were tossed
By those who dodged the strokes of the sword.
...Then a youth wearing a red cap
Leaped to her side and snatched away the bandage.
And lo, the lashes had been eaten away
From the oozy eye-lids;
The eye-balls were seared with a milky mucus;
The madness of a dying soul
Was written on her face—
But the multitude saw why she wore the bandage.”
6 comments:
What makes you think it's only in Cameron County? What makes you think no attorneys spoke out against it? Your focus is too narrow mi amigo. Look to your leaders. Follow el dinero out of Cameron County.
Greed, favortism, nepotism and a corrupt Democratic Party organization have produced a horrible "injustice" system in Cameron County...and in other areas where judges are elected in partisan elections. Another great tragedy in our "injustice" system is that the injustice and corruption is perpetrated mostly by lawyers and our elected officials. Judge Able Limas is a prime example of both. But, his indictment is a reflection of a rotten system full of lawyers and politics who protect and promot the corruption and injustice. Obviously our citizens accept this corruption and injustice because they continue sit blindly on their hands and seeem happy with "injustice". The local Democrats seem to play on the apathy and ignorance of the people and ignore their responsibility to serve the public.
In Cameron County the scales of justice are held out to see who puts the most money into the pot. Seems here, the system works in favor of the person or group with the most money.
I have a secret I'll share with you. They're not really Democrats. Not Republicans either. They are chameleons. You'll see.
Money, the lack of or the greed for more,its the downfall of many.Look at what these clowns purchased w/the blood money; Sports Cars, Box Seats @ sporting events, private plane rides.Come on.While the average wage in Brownsville is $8.25 hr.How does the average Joe survive? Well I hope they took pictures of the good times.I hope they can take them to jail & show their new friends the great time they had.Rest assured, their old friends won' t remember them.
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The Feds needed a big case to crack since they lost their opportunity in Hidalgo when Aparicio supposedly killed himself??? The word around Hidalgo is that if he had talked then they definitely would have shut down Hidalgo County Justice system??? There was five including Aparicio that were part of the group that controlled the workings and justice system in Hidalgo??? There was even a name for that group, can't remember???
The taxpayers of Cameron County are glad that the Feds finally earned their paycheck and investigated the corruption that obviously was rampant in this county??? I don't think that this over with, yet??? And I hope not??? The Feds need to set the example and put an end to this right NOW!!! Send a clear message, "if you going to run for office and get the people's trust and represent the people, then do it!!! Don't turn crooked once your in office???
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