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IS JUSTICE BLIND?

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

?That Justice is a blind goddessIs a thing to which we black are wise,Her bandage hides two festering sores, That once perhaps were eyes.?Langston Hughes, 1923. The title of the post links to a NY Times article on a new book arguing against the concept that Lady Justice was meant to be blind. From the article:"Lady Justice?s familiar blindfold did not become an accessory until well into the 17th century. And even then it was uncommon because of the profoundly negative connotations blindfolds carried for medieval and Renaissance audiences, who viewed them as emblems not of impartiality but of deception (hence the early use of the word hoodwink as a noun, meaning a blindfold or hood). Sight was the desired state,? Professors Resnik and Curtis write, ?connected to insight, light and the rays of God?s sun...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on December 16, 2010 (boomark / email).