Outrage Against Injustice (Dehumanizing Stage of Thought Experiment)

We are continuing to think of the hypothetical thought experiment on how gross misapplication of justice could occur. The goal is to explore hate, corruption, and extreme bias in the application of justice in ways to find better methods of protecting the public and strengthening the justice system. There are markers that would indicate where injustice is most likely and that includes places with good old boy networks (clans), misuse of position/corruption, lax oversite, deep seated bigotries, higher crime rates, cultic social networks, social influencers with dark triad traits, histories of bullying and ostracizing others could occur. 

What we have thus found is that the bigger laws written into the Constitution, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion are looked upon with some disdain in such places where clear in and out groups have formed. Human and civil rights of less importance among some judges and officials (The vast majority believing in a higher moral conscious and their purpose of position but silenced through unwritten codes.). Where these issues occur, the environment is right for exploiting and harming those not seen as worthy of similar rights or as valued through a nationalistic perspective (anchored to race, religion, etc. and not longevity, patriotism, service, etc. -a shallow perspective.)

I thought it was very interesting on how people can be denied certain rights and perpetrators seem to continuously come out on top. Few checks and balances thereafter as though laws are misapplied to help some at the expense of others. No/few reversals even when corruption was found.

To further what it might look like from the perspective of the victims they may find that systems are inadequate to protect some members of society. Reform to improve outcome performance would be helpful in such places. Those that were clearly rewarded through corruption have more rights and are seen as more worthy than out group members. Others being categorized as racial and religious difference but certainly can be any out group. 

Conflicts of interests, social connections, and identity politics seem to be major influencers in choices. It would appear to such victims that there is little desire to improve the system or reflect the diverse nature of society. They could be right or wrong but to understand we have to include the perspectives of a wide range of people. If it has been experienced by others then it has a level legitimacy.  Sometimes those who have done the most for society and served a higher principle are considered the lowest and least valued-dehumanization.

*This is a thought experiment for learning purposes so take with a grain of salt. It has a positive ending but we are sort of just exploring the deeper worst case issues that lead to individual and possible collective mistreatment. Stage 1 was Default in Justice and Stage 2 Dehumanization. Stage 3 hasn't been defined yet.