| The World Justice Project released its 2010 Rule of Law Index that shows that out of 11 developed countries that were studied, the US ranked lowest in providing access to civil justice to its citizens. The study also looked at other factors including absence of corruption, limited government power and fundamental rights. The US ranked below seventh in all categories except one. The study made many question why the United States is promoting freedom and democracy around the world, when there are problems to solve within its borders. With police bruality, a broken justice system that favors the wealthy and white, and questions about privacy when it comes to certain things like the extension of the Patriot Act, many Americans wonder how free the country really is. |
