by Guise

Created on: December 20, 2008   Last Updated: December 29, 2010

Ideological "human rights" issues have proven to be too taboo to utter within the continental US. Several cases have been taken up by supreme courts nationwide, providing us with legal precedents. Yet even though the successes in reaffirming underlying conditions for "human rights" are many, US society has yet to understand the full scope of this global paradigm. There exists an inherent jurisdictional complexity, because of a lack of education in certain subject matter for citizens and particularly, vital civil government agents. No doubt in my mind that the difficult language of law hinders any substantial and concise interpretation of human rights, and how they are constantly abused.

Studying the two words closely from a social perspective, it seems obvious that the phrase refers to natural rights, which each and every human person is born with. However, from an administrative perspective upheld by US bylaws, the "person" is a legal fiction artificially granted rights by government through a process of nationalization, and registered citizenry. A bit dubious, since the liabilities are not properly laid before you.

Yet, it's true that governments protect the rights of the citizen, but during civil disruptions it is evident that legal authorities overstep implicit social boundaries.

Furthermore, there is a heap of federal and state legislation attempting to curb such abuses of power; but the people themselves are disillusioned to how law translates to our level, governing basic social interaction. Evidently, we have a convoluted sense of what the term "Human Rights" refers to. Leading to the disenfranchisement of legitimate controversies, and unrelenting domestic controversies with looming consequences. Ignorance, in this case, is a product of an internal jurisdictional battle that rages between Natural and Administrative/Legal "laws. Which has more authority? Not many people can say they have an answer to that question...welcome to the world of politics.

It's an odd situation to be in for any natural born American. Atrocities such as police brutality and coerced entrapment under duress make it increasingly difficult to be patriotic. Officers and administrative officials should know, that force and intimidation are not common parts of the job; but rather, should be used during extenuating circumstances only. Abusing civil authority through violence, further heightens distrust for the government in the public eye, and only feeds a contemptuous flame, in the

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