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Originally posted by sicksonezer0
reply to post by xxcalbier
30 years of his life, I hope he gets more than a shrimp dinner. Allthough, i dont think any ammount of money can replace 30 years.
Our system and knee jerk society is what needs an overhaul.
Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
reply to post by seabag
As per your description of events the point would be that justice is apparently dynamic, fluid and relative.
Hence, not worth hanging your hat on.
Yet we rob people of their lives in the name of it everyday.
Originally posted by seabag
reply to post by xxcalbier
Obviously there was enough evidence presented to convince a jury of HIS PEERS that he was guilty or he wouldn’t have gone to prison. The jury had to make a decision based on the best available evidence at that time…and they did.
Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
reply to post by seabag
Are the full of not nice people? How many crimes are crimes simply by decree and not because they actually harm anyone?
Sure, I make mistakes. Everyone does. My mistakes dont lead to lethal injections.
People like to tout "jury of your peers" as though it should inspire faith and confidence. Well, my peers are pretty much morons and fools. Having twelve of them decide my fate does not inspire confidence.
Originally posted by muzzleflash
reply to post by seabag
I disagree, the system screws people over most of the time.
A vast percentage of those locked up are innocent, but it's too late now isn't it?
The prison system doesn't reflect the Constitution nor does it reflect the upholding of Liberty. In fact it typically tramples upon our Liberties rather than upholding them.
The "Law" doesn't reflect Right vs Wrong either.
There are a lot of wrong things that are 'legal' and there are a lot of right things that are 'illegal'.
Our system is totally backwards.
We claim that in order to punish someone they must have that punishment decided by a court of law, then we send them to prison and laugh about how they dropped the soap and got raped.
Since when is RAPE a legitimate punishment for any crime??
It's absolutely disgusting and shows the depths of degradation that this entire system has become, a rape factory essentially. Undeclared punishments imposed, people laugh about it, it's all a grand farce and complete repudiation of our Freedom.
I call that pure unjust tyranny, to be frank about it.