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How Do You Deal With Feelings of Contempt for The Injustice of the System?

Specifically, the criminal “justice” system, which is anything but just.

I’ve kept this on the back burner for almost 23-years. Suppressed my feelings of anger, disgust, and contempt because the pain of an injustice was greater than the contempt. Now, with all the stories of a “justice” system gone mad – and I call it, the “you scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours” system – all those feelings have resurfaced. I’ve witnessed the corruption with my own ears and eyes. It has impacted my life in a very personal way. And it’s changed my life for the worse because of the bare faced lies of CJS that does not value truth and fairness, only, money, status, and who you know.

I’ve never hated anyone, but I’m hating these liars and rogues who portray themselves as pillars of the community. Hatred is not something I want to feel. It damages me. What do you do with your contempt and disgust at injustice?

Personally, I’d like to round them all up and lock them away for life.

Update: Writing this and sharing my feelings has helped a lot. Also, some of the responses who understand. Thank you. Writing really does help with our feelings of frustration and other emotions.
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I too have very good personal reasons to feel rage towards the failure of the criminal justice system but ultimately it doesn’t help me, only harms me, if I’m not able to move forward and not dwell on it.
Carissimi · F
@Discotheque I thought I’d moved on 23-years ago. In fact, I’ve hardly felt anger about it in all this time, but now I realize we just suppress our true feelings so that we can live, and function, day to day, but it’s there waiting to resurface when you see current events smack you in the face, and what you buried within yourself needs venting.
@Carissimi that’s very eloquently put and it makes much sense to me too. I hope the venting does bring you some relief and peace of mind.
Carissimi · F
@Discotheque Thank you.