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“A Lesson in Justice in the Classroom”
On the first day of class, the “Introduction to Law” professor entered the classroom, and the first thing he did was ask for the name of a student who was sitting in the front row:
“What is your name?”
“My name is Nelson, Sir.”
“Get out of my class and never come back!” the unpleasant teacher shouted.
Nelson was bewildered. When he came to his senses, he quickly gathered his things and left the room.
Everyone was scared and outraged, but no one spoke.
“Very well! Let’s begin,” said the professor.
“What are laws for?” the teacher asked — the students were still scared, but little by little, they started to answer his question:
“To maintain order in our society.”
“No!” replied the professor.
“To enforce them.”
“No!”
“So that wrongdoers pay for their actions.”
“No!”
“Does anyone know the answer to this question?”
“To achieve justice,” a girl spoke timidly.
“Finally! Exactly, for justice.”
“And now, what is justice?”
Everyone started to get annoyed by the professor’s vile attitude.
Nevertheless, they continued answering:
“To safeguard human rights…”
“Good, what else?” asked the teacher.
“To distinguish right from wrong, to reward those who do good…”
“Okay, that’s not bad, but answer this question:
Did I act correctly by expelling Nelson from the classroom?”
Everyone was silent, no one responded.
“I want an answer unanimously!”
“No!” everyone answered in one voice.
“Could it be said that I committed an…
