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Democracyinkind

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4. If that is true - how come we have a quarter of the worlds prisoner population.

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 03:06 PM

Jul 2013

What you describe - the system as it works - only works for some people, some times. Zimmerman proved to be such a case. To pretend that this is the norm is slightly ridiculous. Even more so when considering that there was enough evidence to convict him and he surely would have been convicted if their respective skin colors had been reversed.

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If "we" wrote the laws today no poor or minority person would ever be acquitted. Ever. [View all] cthulu2016 Jul 2013 OP

The system is designed to be subjective enough to allow predujuice to excuse some crimes... NoOneMan Jul 2013 #1

Superbly written LittleBlue Jul 2013 #2

I note that in your entire OP you never once mention justice. GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #3

People often expected and got justice, only to cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #9

If that is true - how come we have a quarter of the worlds prisoner population. Democracyinkind Jul 2013 #4

The number of people in prisons is, imho, to a large part due to anomiep Jul 2013 #8

We have so many people in prison for a few reasons. Igel Jul 2013 #14

I don't blame the jury or the prosecutors. morningfog Jul 2013 #5

The six-person jury is pretty odd. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #6

What do you mean by 'not treated as a suspect' anomiep Jul 2013 #13

I remember "reasonable doubt" and "right not to testify" existing at the time of OJ Simpson's trial. Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #7

Actually, the laws don't have to be 'rewritten' to see this happen... Spazito Jul 2013 #10

Somehow ProSense Jul 2013 #11

I don't regard is as justification. But it is an explanation. onenote Jul 2013 #12