   Injustice in our Judicial System?
  Often we hear about controversial court cases like Terry S., Micheal Jackson, Natalie H., and numerous ones pertaining to mistrials on rape/murder cases. Does all this signify a long string of coincidences? Or is there something we need to re-examine in our courts today that could be considered an injustice? Is it also true that former president Bill Clinton smoked marijuana (forgive me if I am asking a dumb question)? Your opinion??   
  Why would a ruling be unjust just because it's controversial? Controversy and possible misjudgings are inescapable parts of the justice system itself; the only way to get rid of them would be to get a hold of an omniscient judge and jury.Last time I checked, most omniscient people were quite busy with this 'being a god' business, so I believe it'd be kind of hard to get them to accept a position in the judicial system.Of course, there's always the need to reevaluate the way things - not only courts - work, and see if they might perhaps need to be changed to better cope with the ever changing society.   ;  Terry Schiavo pertained to Florida courts. Michael Jackson to California courts. And Natalee Halloway to the Aruban court system - not even in the United States. I don't see a coincidence, a connection or a correlation between these three cases.  Yes, there are aspects of the US court system that probably should be re-examined. Yes, Bill Clinton smoked marijuana. So what.   ;  The fact that we hear about such controversies in the first place would suggest the judicial system is working OK.  In a less just system, Michael Jackson's trial probably would have gone much more smoothly.CM   ;  "Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer" --William Blackstone.linky to WB bioOddly, many americans believe it's "ok" if there are some innocents who fall through the cracks.  Not surprisingly, if you were to ask those same people how they would feel if they were wrongly convicted of a crime and incarcerated they are quick to tell you how wrong that would be.People are happy to give up other peoples' rights."Give every other human being every right you claim for yourself"--Robert Ingersol linky to RI bio;Quote:Is it also true that former president Bill Clinton smoked marijuana (forgive me if I am asking a dumb question)? Your opinion??Who really cares - #1. Its in the past, #2. He was never charged with it (as far as I know), #3. He probably isn't the only president to have done so.The only thing that I think is absurd about the whole Clinton/marijuana issue is "I didn't inhale", I mean that is just moronic. I would have respected the guy if he just came out and admitted to doing pot, saying he doesn't anymore (during his presidency that is), and moving on.   ;Quote:Original post by CaitlinI would have respected the guy if he just came out and admitted to doing pot, saying he doesn't anymore (during his presidency that is), and moving on.Wasn't the 'I didn't inhale' thing during the actual campaign?  People are constantly giving Bush shit for being a former alcoholic, so I'm not so sure this would have been such a good idea.  CM   ;Quote:Original post by pink_daisy"Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer" --William Blackstone.linky to WB bioOddly, many americans believe it's "ok" if there are some innocents who fall through the cracks.  Not surprisingly, if you were to ask those same people how they would feel if they were wrongly convicted of a crime and incarcerated they are quick to tell you how wrong that would be.People are happy to give up other peoples' rights."Give every other human being every right you claim for yourself"--Robert Ingersol linky to RI bioI'd suffer to see 10 guilty people be punished.People are selfish, they put themselves above society, humanety, and the common good.   ;  wrongful conviction is exactly why we have the appealet court.given that a 100% perfect system is not possible, I think there *is* a certain number of wrongful convictions that are acceptable, just as there is a certain number of insect body parts per billion that are acceptable in resturaunt food. How many is too many? Undefineable.   ;  Yes, there are unjust laws.   