Crappy Justice system?
462580
I do feel you man!... I have had a similar experience happen to me... and when it came right down to it, the other guy had physical viewable marks on him and I did not...( not that I didn't either, but they were not as visible ), so because the other guy was more visibly hurt, they figured to go after me as the aggressor..., it seams that even though it might not be right, going to court showed the TRUE  intentions of the other person and who really was the aggressor... I got a good lawyer and the best advice I could give you is keep your cool in court and if it goes anything like what happen to me the other people in cross examination will loose their temper and show they do not have self control and are likely of having started the aggression upon you... Hopefully the truth comes out in court for you!
309284
Court Justice is more consistent.  Bad people excape street justice often.
1127863
Albeit there seems to be some issues with the correctional system, I've worked there and haven't found a better way of things. Not all inmates are monsters. Yes, they did wrong in someway, but can you honestly look someone in the eye and say that a seventy-two year old woman who is in for bad checks needs to be locked up and have the key thrown away? People like that are in there. Or the guy in there with an IQ of 50 who got a hold of a gun and was waving it around? He needs a hospital not a prison, but they put him in with regular population. \nDo you think it is right for the man to miss his daughter's funeral, just because he's locked up? \nOn another note. I know they have a lot of 'privileges' and rights. But seeing how, I've worked in a prison, things like weights, basketball, musical instruments keep them entertained and from making their own entertainment. When they are left to find ways to entertain themselves it comes in forms that are undesirable like fights. \nThe appeal system for death row inmates is designed to weed out those wrongfully accused and incarcerated. Our justice system is an adversary system like that and thank heavens for it. Unfortunately a few who are guilty escape justice they deserved. But until we find a way that is better we have to do with what we have.
101354
Power corrupts and if you are a cop then that would be us and if they'd like they will prove it by showing you it is just-us.  If you think just-us is justice then you are part of the problem.  Thick corruption and a passive society of smacked asses.  Then too, the cop will say, "We can do that and you cannot.  Yet through it all, they are a neccesary evil in that there are those times when their assistance is needed: Even inside prisons.  Therefore what we have is a mixture of shit and honey.  Amen.
678741
I'm not a Defense Attorney but rather a Federal Agent. I have apprehended people with HUGE narcotics loads and had full confessions from them. I see the defense attorneys create the most elaborate stories that you could imagine...do I like it, absolutely not! But....the defense attorney has a legal obligation to defend his/her client..we don't have to like it but it is the law. I personally witnessed (off duty) a criminal sexual penetration of a minor, I went to court with everyone knowing who I work for and the defense called me a pathetic liar who does not like older people (The defendant was 61 and I was 37 at the time)...did it piss me off, yes..did I expect it..unfortunately yes. It is the way our judicial system is designed..it isn't perfect but it is a heck of alot better than any other country!\n\nMy addition to your addition: You are obviously enraged that the judicial system and I have sat in your shoes many times. I don't like it any more than you do. We are far from having a perfect system! however, I have seen the judicial system in many other countries and we should be proud. I agree that we are often far too lenient with defendants but many states have laws on the book that were writen so long ago that they are not adequate for todays society.
950295
British justice system I'm afraid
353152
I just saw the last episode tonight, May 3. Those guys should be locked up for about 10 years for the first offense. They won't stop until they see some severe penalties for it. I'm not sure even the cops and judges really get it, how bad it is. They get slapped on the wrist.
888225
I think about the guy who beat , raped and cut off the arms of a thirteen year old girl...Got out of jail in 5 yrs...and did the same crime again...\nThe Dad that set his five year old son on fire....got out in 6 yrs,  ended up killing a young woman over money....\nThe woman who drove her car into the lake with both her little boys in the back seat...\nI could go on and on...Crazy??  Maybe so...but to tell the truth\nI really don't give a flying fu--!!\nAll these people should have Alpo stamped on their butts and be driven straight to the pound.\nI'll never in my life be able to understand our justice system.\nIf there is someone out there who knows why  this can happen over and over, please explain it to me.
416840
I think that ANY mandeotory sentances are a mistake.  The Federal Criminal system has adopted this type of system.  By saying that anyone who commits three crimes, whether they be felonies or driving mistakes, should be in jail it is saying that all three-time-offenders are the same.  That the judge hearing the case, who may have 40 years of experience in judging criminals and sentencing people should have no ability to make the decision. \nIt says that a bunch of politicians, most of which are not lawyers at all, know better than the justice system.\nPoliticians have enough trouble writing decent laws.  The penalties ought to be left to people who are experienced in that area.
508771
I am not sure your exact situation but I know its not your job to do anything other then what the judge says (interperating fact and then applying fact to legal principles) even if it turns to a crappy result... Dont feel bad about it its not your fault or your job to worry about why someone has the better side... You can only see what you see (and its this design that makes the system work)
204582
the system has flaws and you just have to cross your fingers i guess, with your question I think it depends on the judge some are more moral than others you cant prejudge them though im sure theres some really tough ass good judges AND some corrupt ones too.
300298
hey, i'm just north of you. dude, this is a COMMONWEALTH state. you are farckerd. sorry.\ni went with a friend of mine to court in spotsy. county last year and could not believe what i witnessed:\na woman took her husband to court for beating on her. she had a huge black eye, fat lip, on crutches, she looked BAD. the judge asked her,"what did you do to make him do this to you?" she said, " nothing ". judge commented , " you had to have done something. he would not just decide to beat you like this unless you did something wrong to provoke him. DISMISSED". \ni got the womans' name from the docket and memorized it because i felt so bad for her. i saw her name in the obituaries a couple of months later. who's at fault? in my opinion - the judge.\n\nas i said, it's a commonwealth state. FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF THE WEALTHY PEOPLE
906780
it may seem lax to you (and indeed it is so) but the reason behind it is most likely that the system is so overloaded that he just fell through the cracks.  i come across defendants everyday that the record keeping division of the prison system claims the defendants have paroled while the institutional division (and the parole division) claim the def is still in prison......and they actually are still in prison.
684953
these are all stupid ideas & are proven not to work. 3 strikes law only insures the judicial system is bogged with cases better served by fines. death penalty is no deterant; crackheads still kill for a hit, husbands & wives still kill of jelousy & insurance scams, bent minds are still preditors & kids still enact the rapsong in pursuit of their 'rep'. same thing with life. rehab is useless as those who are criminal remain criminal & those who are marginally criminal are better served in society & working, feeding the economy & paying heavy fines & restitution. more prisons means more taxes & a worse human product upon release. halfways can be lucrative but are the same as rehab. i spent 3 years in prison for a pot charge. no violent history, no victims, ect. the idea that society is victimized is absurd. the same rational could be said relating tbhhe number of traffic deaths to exceeding the speed limit. there are various levels of offense. murfer isnt necessarilly the worst if its accidental or inpersonal. the mind is the key & is subject to its environment. a mind thats compylsively violent, locked away, labor, suicide missions, ....not much for them. nonviolent crimes are best taken by case & usually are better served as revenue (fines & restitution). too long of an answer emil me if you want more of my input.
486564
The Police are in the forefront of anything/everything to do with the law and therefore the scapegoats for untrained magistrates, do-gooders and the uneducated public. Example - an elderly lady is mugged in the street for her pension. Two members of the public give chase and catch the mugger. While he's being questioned by the Police the elderly lady suffers a heart attack and dies. The police would like to see him sent down for at the very least manslaughter but all he gets is 60 hours of community service from the judge, because the social worker (who obviously knows him because she's worked with him since he was first convicted for stealing a car when he was 13) convinced the judge that it was not the muggers intention  to harm the victim. He came from a broken home and needed money for drugs, although 'he was trying to wean himself off them'. The Police are left with the unenviable task of telling the family, hours of paperwork, court attendance etc etc. All for what? To arrest the mugger another day for a similar offence. This time the victim survives so he gets a years probation on top of his community service. Neither the community service or probation attendance is enforced as the criminal always has a good excuse for not turning up.  He even, on one occasion, produces a letter 'from his mum' to say he has to attend a job interview on a probation day. This of course is seen as a positive step on his part by both the probation officer and the social worker who pat him on the head and tell him how clever he is, even though he says afterward that he didn't get the job. This is not a ficticious case but it is an insult to all victims and their families, and causes despondency and immense frustration to the Police who were the ONLY ones doing their job properly. On the other hand, approach a Police Officer for directions and they'll give them to you, always with a smile. They do their job regardless of being IMO very underpaid and living 24 hours a day with constant criticism, bad press and violence or aggravation towards them and their families Personally I thnk they're fantastic but then I'm only a victim, not a criminal...
1016093
Are you the defendant?  If you have 4 criminal cases going against you at the same time, I think it's time someone locked your ass up!!!
1140788
This does not surprise me.  It is very frustrating.  In this world today, it seems like the criminals and murderers get away with everything and the good people end up paying one way or the other.  I know this to be true, it has happened to me and mine by a government who boasts freedom, justice and the American Way.  To bad they can not live up to these ideals in these times.  It's all in who you are and who you know.