Through Our Eyes: When Justice isn't Blind

By Veronica Vincent

Through Our Eyes, When Justice isn’t Blind is the story of one woman’s fight to protect her civil rights. Her journey through the legal system began in the lower courts and would take her all the way to the US Supreme Court—not once, but twice—in her battle to obtain justice. As she dealt with judges and defendants, who routinely violated her civil rights, her courage, persistence, and determination to fight for the rights granted to her under the US Constitution is an inspiration for anyone who has ever been denied their right to justice.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Black Opal Books
• Release date: Oct 31, 2015
• ISBN: 9781626943599

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Through Our Eyes, When Justice isn’t Blind is the story of one woman’s fight to protect her civil rights. Her journey through the legal system began in the lower courts and would take her all the way to the US Supreme Court—not once, but twice—in her battle to obtain justice. As she dealt with judges and defendants, who routinely violated her civil rights, her courage, persistence, and determination to fight for the rights granted to her under the US Constitution is an inspiration for anyone who has ever been denied their right to justice.

KUDOS FOR THROUGH OUR EYES

Through Our Eyes, When Justice isn’t Blind by Veronica Vincent is an eye-opening account of how wrong things can go with our legal system. It is the true story of how one woman went to court to fight for her rights and ended up fighting the legal system itself. Equal justice for all doesn’t mean much if the judges handling your case don’t abide the law and do what is right. I was astounded and amazed at what this poor woman went through. I have never had any dealings with the US court system, and now I am really grateful that I haven’t. Vincent has crafted a succinct, easy-to-understand account of her experiences that not only makes you more aware of the pitfalls in the legal system, but also gives you a better understand of how the system works. This little book is well worth the time it takes to read it. ~ Taylor Jones, Reviewer

Through Our Eyes, When Justice isn’t Blind by Veronica Vincent is the true story of how a woman discovered that if you are a minority, or too poor to pay a high-priced lawyer, you aren’t guaranteed equal justice. Vincent originally went to court to stop the plagiarism of her life’s work by people who should know better. However, as her case unfolded, Vincent was soon suing the federal court system for an extreme miscarriage of justice. If the author hadn’t told us that this was a true story, I would have thought it could only be fiction. Unable to afford an attorney to fight for her, she decided to act as her own attorney, taking her case all the way to the US Supreme Court—not once, but twice. Vincent’s book is packed full of useful information—an absolutely must read for anyone who has ever thought about suing anyone for anything. The moral of the story? Know what your rights are, and be prepared to fight for them. ~ Regan Murphy, Reviewer

THROUGH OUR EYES

When Justice isn’t Blind

Veronica Vincent

A Black Opal Books Publication

Copyright © 2014 by Veronica Vincent

Cover Design by Jackson Cover Designs

All cover art copyright © 2015

All Rights Reserved

EBOOK ISBN: 978-1-626943-59-9

EXCERPT

I started out suing for copyright infringement, but I ended up suing for violation of my civil rights. What was going on?

Surely, there had to be a government agency whose job it was to investigate complaints filed against those who misused their position, power, and money to change the outcome of cases, including judges. I was right that they existed, however, I was soon to find out that investigating charges against judges, whether they were true or false, was the last thing these agencies were going to do.

If you were to look on the Internet under the FBI, under the About Us section, you would find the scope of what the FBI is expected to do in cases such as this. The idea of filing a Color of Law complaint against the judge who heard my case was to get an outside opinion regarding all the illegal activities and rulings in my case. Knowing that everything that I did and claimed was in accordance with the law, I expected the FBI’s investigation report to be in my favor. I thought that once I received that, I could then include it with my lawsuit against the United States.

Federal law states that the United States is an employer, with employees, like every other company or corporation. Therefore, the United States is liable for any damages that occur due to their employees’ failure to do their jobs properly and in keeping with the law.

DEDICATION

To the most important woman in my life, who was addicted to education and passed that addiction on to her children. Without that education, what you are about to read would not have happened.

CHAPTER 1

Infringement

In a perfect world, we all would live in the same way, have the same things. But, more importantly, we would all be treated in the same way. The phrase Equal Justice for All appears on the top of the US Supreme Court Building, but the fact is that equal justice does not exist for minorities in a court of law. Equal justice can only exist in a legal system when those put in charge follow and enforce the laws as written.

When I entered the courtroom for the first time, I truly believed that, no matter how this case ended, it would be in accordance with the law. I expected to get equal justice—no more than the defendants, and no less. What I know now that I didn’t know before is that the judge hearing your case is more important than money, your attorney, the truth, or the evidence.

There are two types of judges: the kind who believe in the law without exception and the kind who believe that they are the law. If you end up with a judge who believes in the law, the odds are that the decision rendered will be according to the law. On the other hand, if you get the kind of judges that I did, the decision rendered will be based on their personal opinion of you, be it right or wrong. The judges in my case were clearly a type two and ran those courtrooms like their own private plantations.

If you are a minority, then I need not explain what I mean. However, if you are poor and white, it can happen to you as well. The truth and the evidence in your case only matter if you get a jury trial. Under US law, I won my