What my classmates think of the legal system?

I found out that there are various opinions within this class. Some are contrary to others, but at least they all have validity to their opinions. My first example that I can agree with is a statement made by a fellow classmate named Andrew Veliz and it goes a little something like this, “The idea of it being corrupt at some levels leaves a distasteful memory with some people, but for the most part the idea of the legal system is simple: follow the law and the law will not follow you.”(http://sincidkid24.blogspot.com). I think of the Roman Empire when it comes to this statement because if we don’t keep ourselves in check, we can share a similar fate. A corrupt government will eventually lose control and will not be able to maintain order; somehow the society as a whole will feel the colossal effect as it is thrown into chaos. Another quote from a fellow classmate named Jordan Grable shares a similar opinion, “We as a Society would love to embellish the idea of having a corrupt free Government, with politics that work simply for the good of the people and laws that are upheld to the umpteenth degree.”(http://grableaudio.blogspot.com). I believe that this implies that there is corruption within our system, but our government has checks and balances within the system that assists in the weeding out corruption. Between the three branches within our government, I believe that this supports these opinions.However, other classmates tend to bring out some of the imperfections of our system. This is a quote from Mathew Gonzales, “If you are arrested for a crime you didn’t commit in this country and you don’t have good representation you will most likely be found guilty.”(http://mjgproduction.blogspot.com). Implying that good representation comes at a price which in some cases it does. The question that comes to mind is that if the individual who commits a crime is wealthy, will he/she get away with it? I think we can all agree that this is not a perfect system, and changes need to be made to make it more sufficient.