History Main / BlindJustice

* Parodied in ''ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents''. The judges insist that everyone in the courtroom wears blindfolds so that justice will be literally blind. [[spoiler:They're evil, and using this to cover their kidnapping/escape.]]

* [[KnightTemplar Chief Justice Tyrest]]'s [[MechaMooks Legislators]] in ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' [[EyelessFace have no eyes]], which was confirmed by WordOfGod to be a reference to this concept.

-->'''Fargo:''' Justice...before your time. We should never have taken justice out of her hands.

* The Mask of Justice from the GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse had an opaque mask with the scales of justice on it to reference this. Mind you, he had BlindfoldedSight.

* ''PhoenixWright: [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations the Musical]]'' features the VillainSong "Justice is Blind (and I Will Guide Her)".

* ''CJomicbook/{{Daredevil}}'': Blind superhero. And a [[CrusadingLawyer defence attorney]] as his civilian job.

* ''{{Daredevil}}'': Blind superhero. And a [[CrusadingLawyer defence attorney]] as his civilian job.

* In ''BelisariusSeries'' the blind former Emperor Justinian takes as his assignment to codify the laws. He is also inspired by a vision of the image of justice as being blind in the future.

* In ''JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', the character Justice wears glasses.

* ''BlazBlue'': Tsubaki Yayoi plays with this. She has a bit of an overexaggerated sense of justice due to being a fangirl of historical dramas. While she means well, she's also loyal to the NOL, which has tasked her with the execution of Jin (her crush) and Noel (her friend). Additionally, [[spoiler:her Ars Armagus Izayoi "steals the light from the user's eyes," which will eventually cause Tsubaki to go blind.]] As of the end of ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]]'', [[spoiler:Tsubaki has also made a FaceHeelTurn due to Hazama spoon-feeding her half-truths about Noel stealing Tsubaki's place as Jin's secretary in the current timeline (he intentionally left out that the Jin of that timeline--who went on to become Hakumen--still neglected Tsubaki and Tsubaki ultimately died TakingTheBullet for Jin), which brings out [[ClingyJealousGirl Tsubaki's]] darker side.]]

* The fact that no one ever sees JudgeDredd's eyes through his helmet's dark visor is supposed to be a reference to this.

* ''{{Bleach}}'': Played straight with Tosen. He's blind and strives for justice, but joins with [[BigBad Aizen]] because, although he thinks he has a clear view of justice, he's blinded by his desire for revenge. Thanks to the specific autocratic nature of the Central 46, a shinigami who killed his wife over something trivial became a KarmaHoudini. Since that wife was a very close friend of Tousen's, he didn't take it well and swore to uphold justice in her name and by her sword. He obtained his justice against the Central 46 by supporting Aizen's move to kill them all and leaving with Aizen to join the enemy the shinigami existed to fight. He left behind two people who vowed to open his eyes to true justice. [[spoiler: [[TearJerker They did.]]]]

-->'''Fargo:''' Justice...before your time. We should never have taken justice out of her hands.

* ''{{Daredevil}}'': Blind superhero

* Chen Guangcheng, blind lawyer and Chinese civil rights activist.

* ''{{Homestuck}}'': Terezi Pyrope and her ancestor Redglare, blind (aspiring) legislacerators.

* ''{{Bleach}}'': subverted with Tosen. He's blind and strives for justice, but joins with [[BigBad Aizen]].
** Double subverted, due to what kind of autocratic rule the Central 46 is. The Central 46 was willing to let someone who killed Tosen's best friend over something trivial into a KarmaHoudini. Tosen didn't take it well, consider it unfair and demanded justice be brought to Central 46 by letting Aizen kill them. [[TearJerker It's sadder than it looks on paper.]]

* Max Carrados, blind detective, made an appearance in the 1971 series ''Series/TheRivalsOfSherlockHolmes''.

* ''Max Carrados'': Blind detective

* Max Carrados, blind detective, made an appearance in the 1971 series ''The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes''.

* In ''FreedomForce'', the "Law" half of the superhero duo Law and Order is dressed exactly like lady justice, complete with sword and blindfold. She is also truly blind, having lost her sight in a car bomb explosion before gaining superpowers.

* In the ''ArrestedDevelopment'' episode "Justice Is Blind", Maggie Lizer, blind lawyer [[spoiler: is revealed to not be blind, but using it for sympathy from judges and juries. Her seeing-eye dog Justice ''is'' blind, however.]]

!Blind (or blindfolded) character examples:

* Parodied, naturally, in ''{{ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents}}''. The judges insist that everyone in the courtroom wears blindfolds so that justice will be literally blind. [[spoiler: They're evil, and using this to cover their kidnapping/escape.]]
-->'''Klaus:''' I really don't think that's what the expression means...

* BTW add Baynard Kendrick's blind detective Captain Duncan Maclain (an Army captain blinded in WWI who turned investigator) to the Literature section. TheOtherWiki has Kendrick's bio and titles list [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baynard_Kendrick#Duncan_Maclain_novels.5B9.5D here]]. (NeedsWikiMagic)
* In BelisariusSeries the blind former Emperor Justinian takes as his assignment to codify the laws. He is also inspired by a vision of the image of justice as being blind in the future.

* Max Carrados made an appearance in the 1971 series ''The Rivals of SherlockHolmes''.

* [[MortalKombat Kenshi]] starts out as something of a subversion, being blinded thanks to letting Shang Tsung manipulate him (an ArrogantKungFuGuy before the series started) into opening a tomb belonging to the souls of his ancestors and then going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge after the sorcerer. Over time, he mellows out into a lone vigilante of sorts who hunts down corrupt criminal organizations at night. Seeing as he's a partial homage to Daredevil, one of Kenshi's combos from ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Deception]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]]'' is named "Blind Justice."
* [[BlazBlue Tsubaki Yayoi]] plays with this. She has a bit of an overexaggerated sense of justice due to being a fangirl of historical dramas. While she means well, she's also loyal to the NOL, which has tasked her with the execution of Jin (her crush) and Noel (her friend). Additionally, [[spoiler:her Ars Armagus Izayoi "steals the light from the user's eyes," which will eventually cause Tsubaki to go blind.]] As of the end of ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]]'', [[spoiler:Tsubaki has also made a FaceHeelTurn due to Hazama spoon-feeding her half-truths about Noel stealing Tsubaki's place as Jin's secretary in the current timeline (he intentionally left out that the Jin of that timeline--who went on to become Hakumen--still neglected Tsubaki and Tsubaki ultimately died TakingTheBullet for Jin), which brings out [[ClingyJealousGirl Tsubaki's]] darker side.]]

* The Mask of Justice from the GlobalGuardiansPBEMGame had an opaque mask with the scales of justice on it to reference this. Mind you, he had BlindfoldedSight.

!Other examples:

* PhoenixWright: [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations the Musical]] features the VillainSong ''Justice is Blind (and I Will Guide Her)''.
* On ''TheSimpsons'' there's a statue of a little girl with a blindfold on ''a la'' the Justice statue standing in front of the Family Court building.

->Dredd: The blind lady. Who is she?
->Fargo: Justice...before your time. We should never have taken justice out of her hands.