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Statue of Lady Justice blindfolded and holding a balance and a sword, outside the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong. Lady Justice (Latin: Iustitia) is an allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems. [1] [2] Her attributes are scales, a sword and sometimes a blindfold.
The figure of Themis, a blindfolded woman holding the scales of justice, was made by master carver William Holmes in 1844. This statue was named "Sally Grant" by Paul Glasford, the chair of the building committee, in honour of the woman who posed as the model. It was erected in 1845, damaged by Hurricane Hazel in 1954 and rotting by 1956.
The sword in one hand symbolizes the power of the law, while she uses the scales in her other hand to "feel" the truth and deliberate justice. In this tradition, she is blindfolded to make certain she does not read "the letter of the law," for law without feeling is the absence of justice, just as a sword without scales can be abusive and ...
John Tyrrell, a 46-year-old North Cape May man and registered sex offender, reportedly found the woman’s body and was later arrested for allegedly interfering in cops’ investigation. L C.
Blindfolded participants at the Dating Blind speed-dating event went on 10-minute dates. ... “My issue with men sometimes is that they see this first,” she said as she traced her hands along ...
All appear blindfolded, their heads hanging heavy under the glare of floodlights. A putrid stench filled the air and the room hummed with the men’s murmurs, the Israeli who was at the facility ...
The woman is holding a pair of scales, as a symbol of justice, but her eyes are closed—a reference to the traditional depiction of Lady Justice wearing a blindfold, but also a suggestion that justice is degenerating into a self-righteous unwillingness to see an obvious injustice.
Selma Blair says being blindfolded on 'Dancing With the Stars' was to combat MS flare-up: 'I felt much more in my body' Kerry Justich October 5, 2022 at 1:49 PM