It was the great Martin Luther King Jr. who once stated, “Sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application.” He was right in his beliefs as a law may appear correct on paper but when practiced, it becomes unfair and seemingly no longer applicable to the situation. In my own experience, King’s statement came alive when a close friend was unjustly sentenced. It was through this that I discovered to never put myself in a position where I could be made an example of.
It was more then ten years ago when a close family friend of mine has been at the peak of struggling with manic depression. A bipolar disorder, main depression is a mental illness which is characterized by episodes of mania, excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire, followed by intense episodes of depression. This dramatic change in mental states causes profuse and rapidly changing ideas, gaiety, or irritability as well as decreased sleep. As a result, without medication, my friend was greatly......
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