Corrupt Justice System / CASH FOR KIDS

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Re: Corrupt Justice System

Postby wildrose » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:05 am

shadylady wrote:REGARDING CONSTITUTION LAND VIDEO
I'm always amazed how land owners like to stress property rights above basic freedoms when they talk about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. What they actually mean when they talk like this is that they feel that only those who own land and who are relatively rich deserve the protection of the Constitution/Bill or Rights. They don't feel that protecting our natural heritage is to their advantage and it gets in the way of them making money. These people at the meeting shown in the video sound like a bunch of tea baggers who think that their interests are the same as the interests as those of the corporate overlords. Notice that the law and order crowd is in full support of this drivel! What a bunch of idiots!

The problem with law enforcement is that they respect authority and to them the ultimate authority is wealth and so they always do the bidding the the wealthy. It's a very primitive concept of morality, best summed up as Might Makes Right. It's unfortunate that so many people are still stuck in that mindset. It's really nothing more advanced than the "serf as servant of the almighty and benevolent king" mentality, but it's still the psychological reality that many people live by. Of course, the progressive ethos isn't much better - that being, force everyone to do the right thing by making laws. I'm more of a libertarian and am willing to go by the idea that people should be free to do what they want to do as long as they do no harm to others. That being said there should be laws to protect wilderness resources and there should be services provided by the government for individuals and I'm very much against privatization of such services. This provides for maximal freedom and equality without regard to personal wealth. I'm afraid that such an egalitarian philosophy would be threatening to the "rich land owners" (that's how they see themselves) presented in the video!

It would be interesting to hear how Surfsteve interprets the video. He posted it without commentary and there's no way of knowing if he supports the ideas presented in the video or if he posted the video as a negative example (which seems to be the case since he posted in a thread about corruption of the justice system).
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Re: Corrupt Justice System

Postby wildrose » Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:52 am

Beyond DNA, Difficult Tests for the Justice System
It's been said before, but I'll say it again: It's impossible to convict an innocent person if the rules are followed! The only way to convict an innocent person is if the prosecutors cheat or if the members of the jury are prejudiced against the accused. A fair and impartial trial never results in the conviction of the innocent. HOWEVER, many innocent people have been convicted in the USA and this indicates that our justice system is corrupted and that something needs to be done to fix the system or hold individuals accountable for cheating the system.
In the meantime, the sheer number of DNA exonerations — and the efforts to uncover how the courts failed so miserably — have revealed troubling gaps in the criminal justice system: Eyewitnesses are more fallible than jurors might think; forensic evidence isn't always reliable or interpreted correctly; the way police run lineups can lead to wrongful convictions. The trouble is, those problems may just as easily plague cases in which no DNA exists. Modern science has shown the justice system the tip of the iceberg, but how many innocent men and women are suffering in prison and likely to stay there because they have no evidence to test? Where do law enforcement and innocence advocates, faced with sorting out the guilty and innocent, go from here?

LINK: http://www.dallasobserver.com/2011-12-29/news/beyond-dna-difficult-tests-for-the-justice-system/
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Re: Corrupt Justice System

Postby shadylady » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:46 am

Cop Caught Planting Evidence
This kind of thing happens way too often. Instead of being impartial and fair, law enforcement often act on prejudices and preconceptions. When they think they might not be able to make a charge stick they plant evidence to ensure a conviction. They're convinced that a person is guilty without a trial and they take measures to guarantee that the person will be found guilty. This is exactly why so many people don't trust law enforcement officers!
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Re: Corrupt Justice System

Postby pcslim » Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:22 am

The Growth of the Private Prison Business
The sad truth: "America, Land of the Free has always been a myth, but now it’s becoming something even worse: a lie. The majority of young people no longer believe it."
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The private prison business is also a unique investment opportunity because, despite having more people behind bars than any other nation, in the coming years we will have still more. One subset of caging human beings that is, as yet, largely unexplored is the field of immigrant detention. Everyday in America there are more and more immigrants, both legal and illegal, and lots and lots of them will have to be locked up somehow. The potential for growth in this market should be nothing short of astronomical.

LINK: http://www.cagle.com/2012/03/to-be-read-while-blasting-prison-song-by-system-of-a-down/
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Re: Corrupt Justice System

Postby shadylady » Tue May 01, 2012 7:00 am

Convicted Killer May Be Freed With New DNA Evidence
Cenk makes some very good points during the last half of this video. Namely, he points out that many prosecutors value scoring a conviction above justice and so they are willing to resort to dirty tricks to convict someone even if that someone is innocent of the crime!
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Re: Corrupt Justice System

Postby James Sel » Tue May 01, 2012 8:20 am

Dewy is already out. .God bless him.
I'm Just Say'en
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Re: Corrupt Justice System / CASH FOR KIDS

Postby shadylady » Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:05 am

Wrongly Convicted: LaMonte Armstrong Freed After 17 Years In Prison
The prosecutor in this case should be put away for life! There's way too much prosecutorial misconduct in this country and something needs to be done to make prosecutors pay for their misdeeds!
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Re: Corrupt Justice System / CASH FOR KIDS

Postby desertrat » Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:00 am

Rant: How You Get Screwed By Fees & Fines
Great rant! Real problem! :soap:
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Re: Corrupt Justice System / CASH FOR KIDS

Postby pcslim » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:16 am

ACLU Releases "Police Tape" Android App
ACLU FTW! Hold bad cops accountable!
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Re: Corrupt Justice System / CASH FOR KIDS

Postby shadylady » Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:03 am

Your Tax $ Wasted On Private Prisons Locking-Up Undocumented Immigrants
Well, I guess at least we're number one in the world at something!
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Re: Corrupt Justice System / CASH FOR KIDS

Postby BallaratBob » Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:07 am

Texas Judge: Obama Second Term Might Cause Violent Uprising
How does a total idiot like this even become a judge? Oh... yeah... he was elected... IN TEXAS!!!!
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