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<blockquote data-quote="Mitch H." data-source="post: 1422959" data-attributes="member: 5662"><p>This is the EXACT reason police officers, judges and district attorneys are held to a higher standard. They have the ability to make decisions that seriously affect other people lives, rightly or wrongly. </p><p></p><p>The amount of money used to run the "system" isn't the issue. It doesn't matter to me if I pay my plumber makes $50k per year or $200k per year. He has made the decision to be a plumber so I expect him to do his job properly. Mistakes will happen, so I expect him to admit his mistake, fix it and remember it so it doesn't happen again. </p><p></p><p>Before you argue the final decision is made by the jury, look at the historical conviction rate of just about ANY district attorney. It is always high, however it is on the decline. There's a simple reason for this. Society trusts our government. The average juror trusts that, if the police and district attorney have brought a case to trial, then that person must be guilty. Fortunately, the average member of society has less faith in our government to do the right thing which should, at some point, level the playing field of the judicial system. </p><p></p><p>Somewhere in Texas, there is a retired police detective and a retired district attorney that really screwed the pooch. I would hope their cases are now under review. </p><p></p><p>I think it's time to get back to the judicial system in it's original concept. In the words of the English jurist William Blackstone, "Better than ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mitch H., post: 1422959, member: 5662"] This is the EXACT reason police officers, judges and district attorneys are held to a higher standard. They have the ability to make decisions that seriously affect other people lives, rightly or wrongly. The amount of money used to run the "system" isn't the issue. It doesn't matter to me if I pay my plumber makes $50k per year or $200k per year. He has made the decision to be a plumber so I expect him to do his job properly. Mistakes will happen, so I expect him to admit his mistake, fix it and remember it so it doesn't happen again. Before you argue the final decision is made by the jury, look at the historical conviction rate of just about ANY district attorney. It is always high, however it is on the decline. There's a simple reason for this. Society trusts our government. The average juror trusts that, if the police and district attorney have brought a case to trial, then that person must be guilty. Fortunately, the average member of society has less faith in our government to do the right thing which should, at some point, level the playing field of the judicial system. Somewhere in Texas, there is a retired police detective and a retired district attorney that really screwed the pooch. I would hope their cases are now under review. I think it's time to get back to the judicial system in it's original concept. In the words of the English jurist William Blackstone, "Better than ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer." [/QUOTE]
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