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“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” was the proclamation made by pigs controlling the government of the “animal farm”. Other animals might have no objection over the declaration.

Still, from a ‘global sustainability perspective,’ it’s seriously unethical to leak out government secrets, and especially when such secrets are equally sacred for the ‘civilized’ human societies also.
Though it is a display of rawness on the part of these ‘animal pigs’ to talk so publicly about fundamentals of government policy; in a sense, it is heart soothing. In this mortal world, a new group of animal kingdom ‘pigs’ also stand by ‘humans’ in the struggle for upholding cherished values of equality in the ‘true sense’.

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Humans, being the most ardent advocates of values, have enshrined this principle of equality in all systems, especially the justice systems, which they designed to run their society.

A central part of the actual philosophy of justice systems is that every human is treated equally, regardless of his or her colour, creed, gender, race, and class. However, like many good ideas, the reality is different from the rhetoric. A classic and easy to observe an example of this disparity is the criminal justice system.

The criminal justice system is a set of practices and institutions of governments directed at deterring and mitigating the crime for social control or punishing those who violate laws, and rehabilitating the convicts.

Generally, four essential elements constitute a criminal justice system viz. police, prosecution, courts, and jails or corrections. Parole and probation departments work in coordination with prisons or corrections.
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The Criminal Justice System of Pakistan: A duplicitous affair

 

[Amaa'n]

Many officers of superior ranks already come from privileged sections of society, and many from the remaining portion join the elite circles on a functional or structural basis. Hence, it’s no surprise that due to this anatomical pattern, the police establishment is generally physiologically friendly to the elites.
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Additionally, it’s unrealistic to expect neutrality from an organization whose various components owe their origins from unequally levelled grounds. The unfair nature of the entrance exams which breed such “mini philosopher kings” of superior ranks is enough to predict the future course of its progeny..
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The bail system available to the accused, which is money and property-based, is another classic example of the discrimination that wealth can induce in a criminal justice system. This not only accords favour to the rich but also makes it clear that not every accused but only the privileged charged is the favourite child of the law and procedure operating in the criminal justice system.

But the bigger problem is, who is going to fix this all hazoor?
There are entities who are way too powerful then the Boots

 

[El Sidd]

In Venezuela the government attacked the courts after such articles.

 

[Sabretooth]

Where are vigilantes when you need them.