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1、HavingFaithYoucancallmeA.J.,whichisanabbreviationofmyfullname,AlexanderJustice.Iliketoabbreviatemynamebecauseit'seasierforpeopletoremember.Iworkforamuseumthatcollectsaboriginalartifacts.IwouldliketotellyouwhyIhaveanabidingfaithinthelegalsystem.Thestoryyou'reabouttoreadhasbeenabrid
2、gedtoreduceitslength.Iusedtoliveinanareawherecriminalsaboundedandwherethelegalsystemseemedpowerless.Oneday,mydaughterwasabducted.AlthoughIabidedbythekidnapper'smonetarydemands,theyrefusedtoreleaseher..ThePolicerespondedimmediatelyandsearchedthearea.Despitetheirlackofsuccess,theyre
3、fusedtoabandontheirsearchortocallanaborttotheirmission.Theyknewthatanyabortiveactionwouldsurelyresultinmydaughter'sdeath.Theinvestigationeventuallyledthepolicetoconductanabruptsearchatthehomeofalocalofficialwhowasabashedwhenhelearnedofthesearch.Mydaughterwasfoundinhisbasement.Sheh
4、adabrasionstoherwristswheretheabrasiveropehadscrapedher.Theofficialwasarrestedalongwithhisbodyguardwhoabettedhiminthekidnapping.Theofficialwasforcedtoabdicatehispositionandwassenttoprisonforlife.Thejudgetoldhimthathewasluckythatcapitalpunishmenthadbeenabolishedandthatitwasonlyduet
5、othisabolitionthathewouldnotbeexecuted.Theswiftapprehensionandstrictpunishmentofthesecriminalshelpedtoabatemylackoffaithinthelegalsystem.Thesedays,Itrulybelievein"justice",andit'snotbecauseofmyname!你可以叫我A.J.,这是我的全名AlexanderJustice的缩写。我喜欢缩写我的名字,因为这样人们更容易记住。我在一家收藏土著手工艺品的博物馆工作。我要告诉你为
6、什么我会始终不渝地信任法制。下面你将讲到我的故事已被删减,以免冗长。我曾住在一个罪犯多如牛毛而法律又软弱的地区。一天,我的女儿遭到绑架。尽管我遵从了绑架者的金钱要求,他们仍然拒绝释放她。我别无选择,只好寄希望于法律机构。警察部门立刻行动,铺面搜查该地区。虽然徒劳无获,但他们不愿中止行动、放弃搜查,因为他们知道任何失败都将导致我女儿的死亡。调查到最后,警察部门决定出其不意地搜查当地一名官员的家。那名官员得知要被搜查时,羞愧难当。警察在他的地下室找到了我女儿。她的手腕有多处磨伤,那是补粗糙的绳子擦伤的。那名官员连同唆使他绑架的保镖双双被捕。那名官员被迫辞职,判
7、处终身监禁。法官告诉他该庆幸极刑已被废除,他将免遭处决。迅速抓获罪犯并严惩的做法减少了我对法治的不信任感。现在,我真正信任“司法”,但并不是因为我的名字叫Justice!abandonvt.抛弃,放弃;n.放纵,沉溺于abashvt.使羞愧abatev.(数量、程度等)减少,减轻,缓解abbreviatevt.缩短;缩写abbreviationn.缩写,缩写词abdicatev.让位,辞职;放弃(权利或责任)abductvt.绑架,拐走abetvt.帮助;教唆,唆使;煽动,怂恿abidevi.遵守;vt.忍受abidingadj.持久的abolishvt.
8、废除,取消abolitionn.废除,革除aboriginalad
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