Justice is not blind to a two-tier system

MOST people will tell you if you ask that the iconic golden statue of Lady Justice atop the Old Bailey in London is wearing a blindfold.

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In fact, she's not. Her "maidenly form" was supposed to guarantee her impartiality in the cause of justice making the need for a blindfold redundant.

But over the decades, she’s been depicted wearing a blind-fold as a satirical nod to her blindness to the injustice before her eyes. Anyway, I’m digressing, but I think we can all agree that justice should be blind, right? Or not.

Well it emerged last week that ethnic minority and transgender criminals, plus all women and young adults and addicts, would be more likely to avoid prison under contro-versial changes to sentencing guidelines next month.