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In reality, the law is the source of power for the powerful. It is the method that they use to exact their will on the weaker members of society. They are the same beasts of lawless times, yet instead of using brute force, their exploitation and dominance is maintained through the written word, and therefore the force is legitimized. But, laws that betray justice, are not legitimate, and laws that perpetuate greater evils than the social harms they were meant to prevent are intolerable. It would seem that the law has been abused to ensure the greatest suffering and unhappiness for millions of Black Americans, betraying its utilitarian and moral purpose

So, if I must inherit the power inequalities that accompany being a Black man in America, I may as well understand the tool being used against me. If I cannot beat the oppressor, I may as well learn to evade his traps. If I cannot break down the doors of the jails, I may as well understand how to keep future generations beyond its death grip. So, when asked, why I return to the classroom and take on astronomical debt, the answer is simple: survival. Some people live in a world of choices, because they’ve never had to shout out in chorus, “I can’t breathe,” but others of us live in a world of exigencies.