Many people who file personal injury claims are not just surprised but are positively offended at the seeming inhumanity of the courts. They appear to be impassive, cold, and mechanical, so much so that they appear to be blind to the human element that each case is necessarily characterized with. However, such an assessment is wrong. In fact, judges show their warmth and humanity precisely by acting coolly and soberly.
How so? The reason is simply that only in such an attitude, an attitude of open-mindedness, fair-dealing, and unwillingness to espouse a certain side until the other side has been given a hearing, that judges make real the ultimate goal which entitles them a right to exist: materializing justice.
For what would happen if our judges not only ceased acting coolly and soberly but even became excitable and emotional? Will the defendant still get a fair chance of having his say seeing that the judge had already been inflamed by the plaintiff? Will the plaintiff, in his turn, be given a chance to win his claim, once the judge in his emotional turmoil, automatically dismisses his case because he dislikes the plaintiff’s tone of voice or appearance? Finally, will our courts still be looked up to as symbols of law and social harmony once their inhabitants degenerate from being lofty and intelligent magistrates into emotional and vindictive babies?
How so? The reason is simply that only in such an attitude, an attitude of open-mindedness, fair-dealing, and unwillingness to espouse a certain side until the other side has been given a hearing, that judges make real the ultimate goal which entitles them a right to exist: materializing justice.
For what would happen if our judges not only ceased acting coolly and soberly but even became excitable and emotional? Will the defendant still get a fair chance of having his say seeing that the judge had already been inflamed by the plaintiff? Will the plaintiff, in his turn, be given a chance to win his claim, once the judge in his emotional turmoil, automatically dismisses his case because he dislikes the plaintiff’s tone of voice or appearance? Finally, will our courts still be looked up to as symbols of law and social harmony once their inhabitants degenerate from being lofty and intelligent magistrates into emotional and vindictive babies?
compensation from the injury sustained is not easy because it's not just the injury but it's the emotional and psychological impact of the whole situation, it can give you a hard time to cope..
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