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Originally Posted by Kevin
Wrongful convictions happen all the time. Witnesses lie like hell.
Also, folks who are guilty as hell go free.
Blacks are convicted more often than whites and tend to do more time, poor folks fare worse than rich folks.
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I'm going to "re-open" the thread to add the role of institutional misogyny in the courts ... particularly victim blame, "slut shaming," and numerous studies describing the stark difference in what is considered "due process" in male-on-female sex abuse cases.
It's weird that nobody ever says "The worst part about Bernie Madoff is that this will effect the amount of trust people have for the old white men who handle their investments." Wait, no it isn't.