This I Believe

Recently my cousin was convicted of manslaughter after wrecking his car and killing one of the people inside the vehicle. He received six years in a state penitentiary. On the other side of the spectrum, a Cleveland Browns football player was convicted of a very similar crime and only received thirty days in jail.
Two men on opposite sides of the racial and social spectrum were convicted of the same crime, but given two very different punishments. Justice is a funny thing: Depending on which side of the spectrum you are on, it can be fair or completely the opposite. So what is fair? Fair is to have identical rules no matter where you fall in the social order.
Without justice, the main principle on which our society is based, where do we stand? We fall into a society where law has no meaning if you have a large bankroll. From there, we spiral out of control and eventually agitate a large enough group of people so that they form a resistance. Once this group of people does so, there will be a domino effect. Other groups will follow their example and revolt as well.
Is justice equal for all, or is it designed to help the wealthy to keep their power and maintain the status quo? Justice is supposed to be blind, but is it deaf to the rattle of coins in one's pocket? Judging from this story we have a ways to go before reaching justice for all.