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Originally posted by texas*princess
Three words: Chill out Rudey
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not everyone is innocent. some people actually do commit crimes... women/children disappearing doesn't happen just out of no where. and sorry all those people in your list were innocent, but that was all from a failed investigation. it was up to them to get the evidence and the facts straight.
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I really don't want to get involved in this discussion any more because I don't think it's all that constructive at this point, but is it really necessary for you to do a
and tell Rudey to chill out just because you disagree with him?
I have a question for you: what exactly is your experience with the criminal justice system in this country? You're saying that it's up to the defendants to get the evidence and facts straight? How exactly do you propose that they do that? What resources does an innocent man in prison with no money have, exactly, to "get the evidence and the facts straight?" How is he supposed to do this when he has been beaten by police, threatened, and when the prosecution has destroyed or mishandled the evidence, or threatened witnesses, or made inappropriate comments to a jury? How is he supposed to get the evidence when it is in the custody of the state, the very people who may be destroying it in an effort to falsely convict him of a crime?
I don't mean to sound harsh, and I'm sorry if I do. My point is just that there are serious problems in the American justice system, and the odds are so stacked against poor defendants that they often are almost powerless to do things that you would think they would be able to do, like get evidence and facts.