Social justice

Social justice is a relatively new term and is an offshoot of equity. Statistics show that a disproportional number of Blacks are in prison and some District Attorneys have tried to make adjustments to equalize the disparities. Their approach has been to change some crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, no cash bail and releasing repeat offenders. In short the idea is to keep Blacks out of prison. The theory of equity means that if Blacks represent 13% of the general population they should equal 13% of the prison population and they are striving for equal results. There is pressure to achieve equity in other areas with attempt to adjust testing to get more Blacks to compete or eliminating grades in school or what is known as grade inflation. The end result is a general trend toward mediocrity in the name of fairness.