Innocence is no excuse

[kallend 2,175]

Interesting article on the Supreme Court's attitude towards innocence and wrongful convictions:

www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/12/does-an-innocent-man-have-the-right-to-be-exonerated/383343/

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[normiss 905]

Some people will still find excuses.

I sincerely hope those who think our system is so perfect get the pleasure of experiencing it at some point.
It's a very messed up system as it stands now.
It's not about justice in any way.

[champu 1]

I think it's interesting to consider that the courts have ruled that police investigators don't have any obligation to effectively collect nor preserve any particular piece of evidence, particularly exculpatory evidence, so long as there wasn't a bad faith action, yet at the same time these investigators enjoy exclusive physical access to the immediate crime scene and much of the evidence gathered from it. The latter bit driven, admittey, by fairly strict chain of custody requirements for inculpatory evidence.

So long as DAs are motivated by getting convictions and police investigators share a sense of team with those DAs, it's going to simply really suck to get indicted for something you didn't do.

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

normiss

Some people will still find excuses.

I sincerely hope those who think our system is so perfect get the pleasure of experiencing it at some point.
It's a very messed up system as it stands now.
It's not about justice in any way.

In a lot of ways that's very true.

But it's still better than many, many places in the world.

"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy

"~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

[normiss 905]

Until you're the innocent receiving the death penalty, sure.
I'm troubled that so many just dismiss the fact that our system ruins as many lives as it helps.

Oh well, not me, it's all good.
Probably guilty of something anyway.

[ryoder 1,590]

normiss

Probably guilty of something anyway.

Ever heard of this book?

http://www.threefeloniesaday.com/Youtoo/tabid/86/Default.aspx

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[winsor 236]

normiss

Some people will still find excuses.

I sincerely hope those who think our system is so perfect get the pleasure of experiencing it at some point.
It's a very messed up system as it stands now.
It's not about justice in any way.

"Justice is incidental to law and order."
J. Edgar Hoover