Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
.I should say thanks to my daughter for giving me this book as a gift
Just Mercy is a book based on some true stories, that show readers the continuing injustices in the USA in general and especially about African-Americans. In his book, Bryan Stevenson refers to those who have been unjustly sentenced to the death penalty. He explains that the United States is one of the countries with the highest prison population, including the number of juvenile prisoners. Stevenson points to teenagers who committed murder in their teenage years and were sentenced to death and held in adult prison. I have learned a lot from this book, but two things were more important to me.
First, despite some amazing advances in clinical medicine over the past few decades, we have not made much progress in treating mental illnesses.
Secondly, he explains very clearly that confronting wealth or the rich is not the right solution to alleviate a society's poverty. He believes that resolving legal inequalities in the economy and criminal laws are the most effective ways to eradicate poverty in society.
"Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done" (17). "My work with the poor and the incarcerated has
persuaded me that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice" (18).
UNCRIED TEARS
Imagine teardrops left uncried From pain trapped inside Waiting to escape Through the windows of your eyes “Why won’t you let us out?” The tears question the conscience “Relinquish your fears and doubts And heal yourself in the process.” The conscience told the tears “I know you really want me to cry But if I release you from bondage, In gaining your freedom you die.” The tears gave it some thought Before giving the conscience an answer “If crying brings you to triumph Then dying’s not such a disaster.”
Review of "Just Mercy," by Bryan Stevenson - The New York Times
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در شهریورماه امسال فرصتی داشتم تا کتاب Just Mercy از Bryan Stevenson را که دختر آی سودا هدیه داده بود بخوانم . نویسنده کتاب وکیل رنگین پوستی که پیگیر دعوی عمدا سیاه پوستان است. بالاخص انهایی که در مسیر اعدام قرار گرفتهاند. در حالی که بسیاری از آنها بی گناهند ۰ کتاب درس های بسیاری برای ما دارد اما دو موضوعی که مرا بیشتر به تعمق واداشت . اول اینکه برای رفع نابرابری اولین و مهمترین گام برداشتن نابرابری ها در قوانین حقوقی انسانها است نه در توزیع ثروت بین فقرا و نابودی ثروتمندان. موضوع دیگر این که بشر در طول تاریخ بیشتر بدنبال علاج مشکلات و بیماری های فیزیکی و جسمی انسانها بوده و چندان به مشکلات روانی و ذهنی انها توجه نکرده است.
