Do you have faith in the court/justice system?

Explain.

Not all the time.

For example, the legal system found Troy Davis guilty of murder and was sentenced to death even though there wasn't 100% proof that he was guilty (He was black by the way). Yet a black kid gets killed (100% sure) and the murderer doesn't even get arrested.

Faith? Loosely....but I don't like to assume anything without personally knowing the facts and the situation so that I can assess it myself.

Depends on the case.

Kim Dotcom - 50 years.

Anders behring Breivik - 20 years.


Justice system (worldwide)= fucked.

Anders won't get out in 20 years though he will just get re-sentenced, that's what happens in Norway.

Also what kind of fucking name is Kim Dotcom.

http://kim.com/

^^ Fantastic website.

Not in Scotland, no.

No

Absolutely not. Public opinion plays too large a role in the court system.

ahlycotc wrote:Not all the time.

For example, the legal system found Troy Davis guilty of murder and was sentenced to death even though there wasn't 100% proof that he was guilty (He was black by the way). Yet a black kid gets killed (100% sure) and the murderer doesn't even get arrested.

Are you talking about Trayvon Martin there?

Apparently 9/10 rapists are never put in front of a court, so no not really.

8/10 rapists are normally convicted wrong.

120% of all statistics are incorrect.

Regardless! It needs to be sorted out.

I'd like to think that they try to come to the right decision in all cases but it's not a 100% trust I have in him. They do make plenty of mistakes from time to time.

Dan wrote:120% of all statistics are incorrect.

So funny.

7/5 of people don't understand fractions. Uneducated cretins.

what are your thoughts Jela?

El_indian wrote:what are your thoughts Jela?

Well, considering I'm in my local court every Monday for vandalism and the likes then I'd be driven to say we don't get on so well.

Glen Damon wrote:Absolutely not. Public opinion plays too large a role in the court system.

ahlycotc wrote:Not all the time.

For example, the legal system found Troy Davis guilty of murder and was sentenced to death even though there wasn't 100% proof that he was guilty (He was black by the way). Yet a black kid gets killed (100% sure) and the murderer doesn't even get arrested.

Are you talking about Trayvon Martin there?

Yes.

Glen Damon wrote:Absolutely not. Public opinion plays too large a role in the court system.

ahlycotc wrote:Not all the time.

For example, the legal system found Troy Davis guilty of murder and was sentenced to death even though there wasn't 100% proof that he was guilty (He was black by the way). Yet a black kid gets killed (100% sure) and the murderer doesn't even get arrested.

Are you talking about Trayvon Martin there?

Examples to back up what you said?

Well it takes a strong man, baby, but I'm showing you the door 'cause I gotta have faith. I gotta have faith, 'cause I gotta have faith-a, faith-a, faith, I gotta have faith-a, faith-a, faith.

BABY.

I wonder who Waxing Lyrical is. Robyn?

Jordo wrote:

Glen Damon wrote:Absolutely not. Public opinion plays too large a role in the court system.Are you talking about Trayvon Martin there?

Examples to back up what you said?

The case of Luis Suarez.

Come to think of it, the courts have generally done a good job at discounting public opinion-take the Casey Anthony case as your example for that. In all seriousness, I think what I meant to say was "personal biases." Especially within the jury. When you have an individual being tried for the murder of a child, and your jury consists of middle class parents, that doesn't exactly set up a fair and unbiased trial. Fortunately, I don't have any first hand experience of being on trial, so I have not been a victim yet.

75% of the time yes, but I've heard of enough cases where incompetent people have let injustice lay.

ahlycotc wrote:

Glen Damon wrote:Absolutely not. Public opinion plays too large a role in the court system.Are you talking about Trayvon Martin there?

Yes.

That is certainly a touchy issue. I don't agree with the way in which the media is addressing the issue, however. I hope that the court comes to the correct decision, although I already fear that Zimmerman is doomed to being found guilty. It will be interesting to see the evidence.

Glen Damon wrote:

ahlycotc wrote:

Yes.

That is certainly a touchy issue. I don't agree with the way in which the media is addressing the issue, however. I hope that the court comes to the correct decision, although I already fear that Zimmerman is doomed to being found guilty. It will be interesting to see the evidence.

What pisses me off is that he wasn't even arrested and tried.

ahlycotc wrote:

Glen Damon wrote:That is certainly a touchy issue. I don't agree with the way in which the media is addressing the issue, however. I hope that the court comes to the correct decision, although I already fear that Zimmerman is doomed to being found guilty. It will be interesting to see the evidence.

What pisses me off is that he wasn't even arrested and tried.

He has been arrested now, I thought? I haven't been watching the "Today Show" as much as I normally do.