Our Judicial System

[longknife]

I was watching a Mexican soap opera last night when it dawned on me – we probably have one of the fairest systems of justice in the world.


We are considered innocent until proven guilty. And often “Without a reasonable doubt.”


In this story, people are sent to jail upon being accused of a crime – and must prove their innocence. And the conditions shown were absolutely horrid. Dirt and rock floors. Rough wooden cots. Bare minimum of nutritional diet – unless brought from outside by friends or family. And there is almost no chance of getting bail as there appears to be nothing equal to our bail hearings.


I know that our system is skewed to favor the rich and powerful. Lawyers make millions just because someone spilled hot coffee upon him or her self. Legal proceedings can go on for years or even decades – often at great cost to the rest of us.


But, no matter how messed up it is, it sure beats many others hands down.


Comments?

 

[LA RAM FAN]

I was watching a Mexican soap opera last night when it dawned on me – we probably have one of the fairest systems of justice in the world.


We are considered innocent until proven guilty. And often “Without a reasonable doubt.”


In this story, people are sent to jail upon being accused of a crime – and must prove their innocence. And the conditions shown were absolutely horrid. Dirt and rock floors. Rough wooden cots. Bare minimum of nutritional diet – unless brought from outside by friends or family. And there is almost no chance of getting bail as there appears to be nothing equal to our bail hearings.


I know that our system is skewed to favor the rich and powerful. Lawyers make millions just because someone spilled hot coffee upon him or her self. Legal proceedings can go on for years or even decades – often at great cost to the rest of us.



But, no matter how messed up it is, it sure beats many others hands down.


Comments?

just so you know it your pal disinfo agent paid troll gomer pyle ollie loves it that our system is skewed to favor the rich and powerful.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

I was watching a Mexican soap opera last night when it dawned on me – we probably have one of the fairest systems of justice in the world.


We are considered innocent until proven guilty. And often “Without a reasonable doubt.”


In this story, people are sent to jail upon being accused of a crime – and must prove their innocence. And the conditions shown were absolutely horrid. Dirt and rock floors. Rough wooden cots. Bare minimum of nutritional diet – unless brought from outside by friends or family. And there is almost no chance of getting bail as there appears to be nothing equal to our bail hearings.


I know that our system is skewed to favor the rich and powerful. Lawyers make millions just because someone spilled hot coffee upon him or her self. Legal proceedings can go on for years or even decades – often at great cost to the rest of us.


But, no matter how messed up it is, it sure beats many others hands down.


Comments?

Judicial system should be guilty until proven innocent. Punishing innocent people taking away their liberty isn't fair.

 

[longknife]

Judicial system should be guilty until proven innocent. Punishing innocent people taking away their liberty isn't fair.

Hunh?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

That at times legal proceedings can be lengthy is yet another indication of the superiority of our justice system, where there is indeed no rush to judgment.

 

[Abishai100]

Transcript Civics

A key feature (often under-appreciated) of the American judicial system is the public access to court records.

Court proceedings have been recorded by a recorder/secretary skilled at stenography and working on a mini-typewriter.

These court transcripts are then kept on file and available for research. The access to these records represents a social investment in proceedings analysis and procedure critique.

For our modern age of populism-themed consumerism culture (i.e., Facebook), special vigilantism-themed American television programs such as the Batman (DC Comics) comic book adapted series "Gotham" (Fox TV) remind people of a society interest in discussing public views on jurisprudence diligence.

Personally, I feel eerie when I think that a handful of socialism-bent states in world history such as Cuba, the USSR, and Nazi Germany did not market vigilantism-critiquing entertainment media or offer citizens public access to police activity.

 

[longknife]

I know there is going to be a huge reaction to this but I think the Grand Jury decision in Ferguson was an outstanding example of why our system is heads and shoulders above others.

Let the government judge on public opinion or what the media wants to see and there is no justice.

I just pray the members of the grand jury can keep their anonymity.