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EXACTLY! Better that ten

Richard Day — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:34:25 +0000

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EXACTLY!

Better that ten guilty people go free...

What a bunch of crap!

"justice for all" is a

Resistance — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:35:34 +0000

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"justice for all" is a joke.

I've seen it first hand in the juvenile system, where the public defenders job, is to hold the kids' hand, making sure Court procedures are followed.

No real defense, because the public defender would rather plea a deal, saving the department money, save everybody time. Defense costs money and the county has no money.

Yeah save the public defenders office time, they're so overworked.

If they allotted as much money and resources to defend; as they do prosecute, maybe there would be such a concept, as Justice

The scales of justice are skewed towards prosecution.

Government costs money; Co- equal branches of government is a joke, when the judiciary is underfunded.

I recall justice for the accused, took a turn for the worst under Reagan' tough on crime programs. Justice became synonymous with punishment.

Yes. Decriminalize marijuana,

acanuck — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:09:18 +0000

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Yes. Decriminalize marijuana, and amnesty/pardon those already serving pot-related sentences. The burden on cops, DAs, defense attorneys, judges and the prison system instantly drops to manageable levels.

It's long past time for the U.S. to rethink the whole War on Drugs mindset.