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Social Justice And You When we talk about social justice, what should come to mind is equal justice. This refers to everyone being justly treated wherever he or she finds him or herself. It means the individual having justice in every issue concerning him. Social justice is trying to point to the fact that you don’t need to reach a court room before you get justice. It means you can get justice done in your homes, in your work place and even on the street in your association with others. The fact still remains that social justice can be defined differently. Several factors are actually responsible for the difference in definition. The social inclination and intellectual understanding of different individuals do affect how they see social justice in their respective fields. There are also some who are of the opinion that social justice is unachievable. Through this write up, you are going to learn about how social justice affects you personally. How it affects you With social justice, you are placed at the same level as someone who richer than you and more affluent than you. Social justice acts as the balance between the rich and the poor. It tends to bring about a kind of meeting point between the most educated and the least educated. With social justice, you are given equal opportunity like every one else. Let’s assume that you are in search of a job and you apply for it like every other person. Social justice says you are to be given the same equal opportunity like every other person who applies for the job; irrespective of the social or political influence of the other applicant. At work place, you are also covered by social justice. Social justice ensures that your boss treats you with equal right. With the aid of social justice, you are given the right of speech and the right of choice. It protects you from being pushed around by anyone around you. Anytime you are oppressed, social justice gives you some kind of empowerment to voice out your grievance and to seek redress. With the aid of social justice, your boss is compelled to pay you adequately for the job you are doing. It grants social protection Social justice also protects you from the brutality of the law enforcement agents. Even if you are an accused person, social justice says you are not supposed to be referred to as a criminal or as being guilty of the said offence if the court of law has not pronounced such a judgment on you. This means that you are treated with full consideration of your human rights until the law court pronounce judgment on you. Even as a prisoner, you do have rights under social justice. Conclusion

 Without social justice, the world would have almost been unlivable. The gap between the rich and the poor would have been wider than we have today. But thanks to social justice; even though there is still a considerable measure of inequality between the rich and the poor, we are still able to breathe.

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