Throughout the 20th Century, many high profile criminal cases have occurred. Many of them were controversial cases, such as the Scopes Monkey Trial, The Sacco and Vanzetti Trial, The Ruben "Hurricane" Carter Trial, and the O.J. Simpson Trial. Issues, such as: was the jury bias, was the witness lying, or was evidence planted, are questions that are always asked by the jury, judges, and people in general. But the question that is asked the most is: was justice served.

Everyday our local police officers help make our community a lot safer. They stop drunk drivers, they "put away" criminals, but since when do they beat suspects almost to their death? Rodney King (an African American man) was speeding one night, when police stopped him; he was beaten savagely by four police officers that stopped him. A resident nearby was filming the beating. The next day he gave...