Case Study 1: Day Laboring1.The Mexican immigrants’ experience in Farmingville shows that justice cannot be achieved untilthe residents of Farmingville also experience organic injustice. Assuming that the people ofFarmingville never had to wait outside of stores to find work every day, they naturally won’tprioritize a solution to the immigrants’ problems. Although they interpreted the immigrants’arrival as “unjust”, minimal efforts had been made to correct this problem since they hadn’texperienced the same hardships themselves.2.Polarization definitely prevented solidarity in Farmingville’s case. People are often victims to thebystander effect – meaning they will follow the lead of the majority – even in unethicalsituations. This was also true during times of segregation in the United States, when peopletypically didn’t want to act in opposition for fear of being outcasted.3.The Mexican immigrants are similar to theanawimbecause they are considered to be practicallypowerless in our society. They are also extremely vulnerable in America – especially if they haveentered the country illegally. Likemishpat, our society can be considered unjust due to theneglect and unfair treatment these populations experience on a daily basis.
