2007-03-26 05:34:30 · 9 answers · asked by dave1 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Oh yes!!! Because it is not about finding the guilty, it is about finding someone that can be successfully prosecuted. And the plea bargaining is just a way to overwhelm and blackmail people caught in the net.
If everyone decided to go to trial and refuse that plea crap, the 'system' would break down quickly. But most people's nervous systems aren't strong enough for that.
And the public defenders are now working on the side of the prosecution, convincing their 'clients' to cop a plea, no matter how innocent. They do NOT defend!
Happened to my nephew, who was brainwashed into a guilty plea for a traffic accident, and then the plea was reinterpreted by the judge who put him into jail anyway, which the plea was supposedly going to prevent. Dishonorable CROOKS!
2007-03-26 05:46:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The American criminal justice system is "fractured" and badly so. We need to demand changes that the politicians haven't thought of. Most politicians get policies implemented but yell "do over, do over" when it affects them. Our system doesn't prosecute those that need to be prosecuted and witnesses are bought and sold like candy or gum at the store. Judges are as crooked as are those that are charged. Why is that? The death penalty is definitely "cruel and unusual punishment" and it has been given to some alleged offenders because "someone has to pay for a the crime". Texas is the most inhumane state ever and as of today (03/26/2007) they have 387 on death row. Many haven't even had DNA testing done to see if they are the real killers or not. Up until 2005, the death penalty was assigned to juveniles whose brain isn't even mature until they are about 24 years of age - yet they were arrested, tried and convicted of crimes they did before their 18th birthday.
Whatever happen to GWB's drug and alcohol convictions he had in the 1970's??? It has been reported but his cases were expunged and some records were destroyed. Why is that? How is it that his daddy paid a price for getting his convictions turned around? America can and must demand better, otherwise, we get what the rich will provide and that AIN'T America to me!
2007-03-26 13:20:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
The courts and prisons are overcrowded, making it doubtful that a significant percentage of cases will ever be tried, and unlikely that most criminals will spend as much time in prison as the legislature intended.
The reason is simple. A significant number of cases and prisoners in the federal system are non-violent drug possession cases. These should not be crimes. We should reserve the limited Criminal Justice resources we have for people that actually harm someone else, and just stop this failed War on Drugs.
2007-03-26 12:40:20 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Definitely broken. There needs to be a level playing ground - there have been too many cases that get different sentencing, primarily because of the system being overcrowded. Not to mention, the injustice of the poor who can't afford top lawyers, therefore, sentencing is outrageous. It's crazy.
2007-03-26 12:44:02 · answer #4 · answered by downinmn 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is broken. The only real justice is for the criminal. The victim, gets the worst of it. Our politically correct democratic society, demands that we pay more attention to the criminal than the victim.
2007-03-26 12:41:37 · answer #5 · answered by Beau R 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is no way for the poor guy to defend himself or proof of innocence. What the cops says goes. I think it is beyond sick or broken.
2007-03-26 12:38:58 · answer #6 · answered by Patches6 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Why? Ramos and Compean.
2007-03-26 12:38:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Too many lawyers, too many laws, too many sentencing guidelines, and too many politicians (lawyers).
2007-03-26 12:44:04 · answer #8 · answered by mattzcoz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because of political corruption.
2007-03-26 12:39:11 · answer #9 · answered by Nana 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋