To read my previous posts on this subject, click here and here.

If you go read the story you will see the obvious sin being committed here. It is a sin of vanity and ego, on the part of the prosecutor Barker and the DA McDade. These guys obviously failed 5th grade math when you were taught about the lowest common denominator in division. It works like this,everyone involved in the case thinks the penalty is unjust. The foreman of the jury, the judge, the police, the warden, the attorneys. Now, by Georgia law, Barker or McDade could have the sentence suspended or halted tomorrow and this guy could be free and pursuing the Ivy League scholarships that were being dealt his way. But, to do that, would tacitly admit to a mistake or miscarriage of justice, which neither of these guys wants to take ownership of. Now you can see why vanity and ego are a sin. These guys could take a lesson in personal resposibility from Genarlow Wilson.

Our legal system and government is built on the Judea-Christian system. Like it or not. Also, it is heavily influenced by the philosophers of Ancient Greece. That is why Barker and McDade should go back and read the two greatest books of Western civilization. The Holy Bible(specifically the New Testament) and The Republic. They should pay special attention to Plato’s discourse on Justice found around page 60 in the Republic.