How I would use my talents to insure that the law promotes justice

BY ROBERT ALLOCCA

In today’s society, not all people are looking for justice in the legal system; many look strictly for profit and personal gain instead. I do not believe in exploiting the law for one’s own gain. If put in a position of authority, I would do my absolute best to ensure that the law always promoted justice by using my talents to expose anyone who is using the law in this way and by fighting for what I believe is right.

If one is going to enter into the world of law or politics, he or she must also have a strong moral background and set of principles in order to use the law for why it was put in place. I strongly believe that justice being served is more important than any amount of wealth or position I would obtain by corrupt practice. I consider myself to have a strong moral backing, which would greatly help me resist the temptations to exploit the legal system for any reason.

Aside from strong morals, certain skills are needed to promote justice and condemn injustice. I am skilled at making inferences about people and could use this skill in separating the people who are truly promoting justice from the people involved in corruption. I also consider myself an avid debater and would use this skill to argue for what I truly believe to be a right and just sentencing. If I truly believed something or someone was wrong, I would always do everything in my power to assure that justice was served and that people received the correct punishment for their wrongdoing.

In addition, I would fight to change laws which I believe are unjust, such as laws promoting the death penalty, abortion and mandatory minimum sentencing for minor offenses. I believe these laws to be wrong because they do not protect life, property, or justice and are often used to do just the opposite. Abortion and the death penalty are injustices that any Catholic or Christian should always oppose when working in the legal system, and I would follow this principle and take an outspoken stance against laws that protect these practices. The death penalty does nothing to preserve life and does not rehabilitate people. It also creates a system of hypocrisy in which we put people to death for killing people, which we have already condemned as wrong. It shouldn’t be left up to human beings when a person’s life is no longer of worth. For that same reason, I believe abortion is wrong and laws protecting the right to abortion are unjust. Although these laws protect one’s right to privacy, they violate another’s right to life. The right to life should always take precedence over the right to privacy.

These are just some examples of how I would use all I have to promote justice in law. If given the right opportunity, I would never stop using my God-given talents to insure the promotion of justice by the law.

As a result of this essay ROBERT ALLOCCA, a senior at Holy Trinity Diocesan High School, Hicksville, was chosen by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Nassau County to receive a $1,000 scholarship toward his senior year tuition.