THE SCALE OF JUSTICE

The Scale Of Justice

Yesterday was the last Sunday of the BAR exams. The revelry of the examinees, including an old man, and their families and friends was really a celebration. But what was more pleasing to see on TV and online news was the absence of unwanted headlines and stories about frat violence right after the BAR exams.

Usually BAR exams, especially the last Sunday, are some of the worst spectacles in the history of the Philippines. There the fratmen from different fraternities gather and show their strength to support their brods taking the exams and ready to do battle almost reminiscent of the Roman colessium. There you will find all sorts of "circus" where fratmen, drunk or probably high on drugs, meet their bitter rivals. There you will hear them shout their battle cries and all slogans of pride mixed with dirty words as if the more rowdier they are the more feared they become. And worst, when their egos rise faster up into their heads than the cooler breeze of conscience the fists, stones, rocks, bottles and even cellular phones or laptops will fly just to be sure they could score hard against their "enemies".

The question is...what kinds of future lawyers and judges will they become? By the strength of their numbers and their long history in the country's law schools and by learning their influence especially in the government and in the halls of justice the thinking man could surely measure the extent of moral corruption in society as these 'brothers" have most probably sworn more loyalty to their "brotherhood" than to their service to the country. Worst is if their codes of secrecy contribute to the obstruction of justice all these years despite the fact that they are believers of a Supreme and Eternal God as stated in their group's constitution.

Once power is in the hands of these groups that finally achieved a certain level of strength and influence in the highest echelons of the government and private businesses the scale of justice will surely be tilted in their favor.

In a paper by CARLA D. PRATT titled "SHOULD KLANSMEN BE LAWYERS? RACISM AS AN ETHICAL BARRIER TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION", she highlighted a biblical passage that needs to be pondered upon by fratmen and law students alike:

Matthew 6:24: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other.

Her insightful paper could also serve as a mirror to fratmen and law students alike to see and examine the unholy marriage between being a lawyer (or judge or a man of high and sensitive position) and being a fratman at the same time should the noble ideals of these brotherhoods become inutile as it becomes buried in the slime of growing moral bankruptcy as evidenced by the culture of violence dominating their existence all these years.

Could somebody please do a similar paper to be titled "SHOULD FRATMEN BE LAWYERS? FRATERNITY DISCRIMINATION AS AN ETHICAL BARRIER TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION"?

In the painting THE WRONG SACRIFICE I attached the tilted Scale of Justice to the paddle, where the names of the dead victims (In UP alone) of frat violence are inscribed, because the clear control of fratmen lawyers and justices to our country's legal system is in question.

As a stern reminder and warning, God the Father Almighty's justice is fair! He is all-seeing and all-knowing and knows what we keep in secret. He hears the cries of the oppressed but gives time for people to repent. No one can hide from His Divine brand of Justice. The oppressed will be comforted and the oppressors will shudder in fear. His justice will come in His own perfect time.

Lord Jesus Christ prayed: "Father, forgive them for they know not what they're doing"