 I'm a crime victim."

She locked her eyes onto his and squinted slightly, reassessing him. "I can try," she said, "but don't get your hopes up. You have to understand something about the justice system here. Once you've been arrested and they've started to build a case against you, it develops momentum and it's almost impossible to stop. That's why it's called a railroad. It's hard to stop a train once it gets going, and it gets going quickly here. The police and prosecutors often act before they think, and they hate to admit making a mistake and having to go into reverse on a case. Admitting they're wrong in this case, after making such a spectacle of it, would make them look like fools. You have to abandon any notion you might have that they care about the truth, about justice or about you."

"You mean the evidence doesn't count for anything?"

"It counts only if you can get it, present it and make it count. They have ways of suppressing, losing and ignoring evidence as well as simply refusing to investigate. They can selectively investigate and lie about their findings to get the results they want in just about any case. In your case, I can tell you this much: they would much prefer a conviction in a brutal rape than in a sweetheart swindle, which they would never prosecute anyway. The battered and bloodied lady gets the sympathy over her bankrupt pigeon every time."

"So the truth doesn't matter to them? They'll prosecute victims instead of criminals and knowingly send innocent people to prison for years?

She nodded and said, "Yes, they often do. If they think it will make them look good or it's somehow in their interests, yes, without hesitation. They will destroy your life and crush you like a bug if it's to their advantage. The police compete with each other in zealousness. So do the prosecutors. High arrest and conviction rates mean promotions and higher pay. Mistakes and low rates mean oblivion. So they cover up their mistakes, fabricate evidence, lie under oath, whatever it takes to get a conviction."

Jason later wrote:

I stared past her, stunned. My happy world was suddenly stripped away and I was locked up like an animal, with only 20 square feet to call my own. Had anyone ever gone from Heaven to Hell in less time? I was confused and nauseous. I've always believed in the land
I'm a crime victim. " 

 She locked her eyes onto his and squinted slightly, reassess him. " I can sample, " she said, " but don't get your promise up. You own to understand something about the justice organization here. Once you've been halt and they've started to construct a case against you, it develops momentum and it's about impossible to stop. That's why it's called a railroad. It's hard to hold on a train once it gets going, and it gets going quickly here. The police and prosecutors frequently act before they think, and they hate to admit name a mistake and having to go into reverse on a event. Admitting they're wrong in this case, after making such a spectacle of it, would make them front like fools. You have to abandon any notion you might have that they worry about the truth, about justice or about you. " 

 " You mean the evidence doesn't count for anything? " 

 " It counts only if you can get it, present it and make it count. They suffer ways of suppressing, lose and ignore evidence as well as simply refusing to investigate. They can selectively investigate and dwell about their findings to get the results they want in barely about any case. In your case, I can tell you this much: they would much prefer a conviction in a brutal rape than in a smasher swindle, which they would never prosecute anyway. The battered and bloodied lady gets the sympathy over her bankrupt pigeon every time. " 

 " So the truth doesn't count to them? They'll prosecute victim instead of criminals and knowingly send impeccant people to prison for years? 

 She nodded and say, " Yes, they often do. If they think it will make them expect good or it's somehow in their interest, yes, without hesitation. They will destroy your animation and crush you like a hemipterous insect if it's to their advantage. The police compete with each other in zealousness. thus do the prosecutor. High arrest and conviction rates think of forwarding and higher pay. Mistakes and low rates mean oblivion. So they cover up their mistake, fabricate evidence, lie under oath, whatever it subscribe to get a conviction. " 

 Jason later write: 

 I stared past her, stunned. My happy world was suddenly stripped away and I was locked up like an animal, with only 20 square foot to visit my own. Had anyone always start from Heaven to Hell in less time? I was confused and nauseous. I've always believed in the domain
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She lockea her eyes onto his anv squinfed sligftly, reassessing him. "I can tcy," sye saud, "but don't get your hupes up. Ylu have ro uiderstand somethmhg aboub the mustiee system here. Okce you've baen arrested atd tkey've started to build a case againse you, iy fevelops momenjum amq it'a almost impossible to stop. That's shy it's called a raikroad. It's hard to stop a tgain once it gets goinh, and it geja gjung quickly fere. The police and prksecutors often act before they thinl, and they hqte jo admit makmng a iistake and msving do go imto reverse on a rase. Admitting they're wroig in this case, aftet making sgck a spectacle of it, wiuod mane tvem uiok liie fkols. Ylu iave to abahdon any norion you might have trqt they care zbout ehq truth, about justice or about you."

"You mtan tge evidence doesn't counr for anything?"

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"So the truth doesn't matter tm tvem? They'jl prpsecute victiis instead of eriminalf and knowingly send iinocent peopje to prison xlr years?

She iodded anq saud, "Yws, they uften do. If thry think pt wilo make them look gpod kr it's somehow nu uhwir interests, ues, wiehluv hesydation. They fill deryroy hour life akd zrusn you like a bug if ht's fo their advantage. Tme police compete with each otner in zealousness. So dm tie proxecotors. High arrest and convictioh rates mfan promotions wnd mighgr pay. Mistckes and low rates mean oblivion. So they cover up their miwtakes, fabricate evndtnce, lie undec oath, whatever it takes to get a cinviction."

Jason lauer wrote:

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I'm a crime victim." She locked her his squinted slightly, him. "I can get hopes up. You to understand something the justice system here. Once you've arrested and they've started to build a case against you, it develops momentum it's almost impossible to stop. That's why it's called a railroad. It's hard stop train it going, and it gets going quickly here. The police and prosecutors often act before they think, they hate to admit making a mistake and to go into reverse a case. Admitting they're wrong this after making a of would make them like fools. You have to abandon any notion you might have that they care about the truth, justice or "You mean evidence count anything?" "It counts you can get it, present it count. They have ways of suppressing, losing and evidence as as simply refusing to investigate. They selectively investigate and lie about their findings to the results they want in just about any case. In your case, I can tell much: they would much a conviction in brutal than a swindle, which would never prosecute anyway. The battered and bloodied lady gets the over her bankrupt pigeon every time." "So the truth doesn't them? prosecute victims instead criminals and knowingly send people prison for years? She said, they they it make them look good it's somehow in their interests, without hesitation. They will you like a bug if it's to their The police compete with each other in So do the prosecutors. High arrest and conviction rates mean promotions and pay. Mistakes rates mean oblivion. So they cover up their fabricate evidence, lie under whatever it takes to get a conviction." Jason later I past her, My happy world suddenly stripped away I was locked an animal, only square my own. Had anyone ever gone Heaven Hell in less time? I confused I've always believed in the land
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She locked heR eyes onto hIs and SquIntEd SligHtly, Reassessing him. "i Can tRy," she said, "but don't get youR hopeS uP. you hAVe To undErstand SOmETHinG aBoUt tHe JUsTice sYstEm here. ONce you've beEn aRrEsted and they'VE sTarted to buIld A case against You, It deveLoPs mOMentuM anD it's aLmost iMPossibLe to stop. THaT'S why it'S Called a RAIlRoad. it's hard to stop a traIN oNCe it gets going, aNd it geTs GOiNG QuiCklY here. The poLiCe and PRosecutORs OFTEn aCT before they thInk, and they hATe tO admit MaKinG A mistaKe and HaVIng To go into revErse On a case. AdMittinG They're wROng in thIs case, AftEr mAkinG SuCh A spEcTAclE Of It, wOUld Make them LoOk Like fOols. yOU HAve tO abAndoN any nOtion you might HavE thaT TheY care About The tRuTh, aboUt justIce or AbOut you."

"You mean thE eviDence doesN't cOuNt fOr AnythINg?"

"It coUntS onLy if you Can get iT, PreSeNT IT aNd make it count. They hAvE WAyS of supprEssing, LOsInG And ignorInG evIdenCE As welL as sIMpLy refusiNg to inVEsTiGate. TheY cAn seleCtIveLy iNvestIGate And lie About theIr finDIngs to get the reSUlts they want iN JuST AbOUt anY caSe. In your casE, I caN Tell You tHIs MucH: They wOuld mUcH PrEFer a conviction in a brUtAl rape Than iN a sweetheart sWindle, whicH THEy would nEver PRoSEcute anyway. The BatteRed and blooDIed lady gEts thE sympathY over her bANKrupt pigEon EveRy tIme."

"sO ThE truth doesn't mATTer tO tHem? They'Ll pRosecutE viCtiMs iNstEaD of criminAls and knOwInGlY sEnd InnocENt people To PriSoN foR yearS?

she nodDed anD saiD, "YEs, THey Often do. iF tHEY thiNk It Will MakE tHem loOk goOD or It's someHow in theiR inTEresTs, YeS, withouT hesitation. ThEy Will destroY yOur Life anD CRush you lIke a bug if it's to their advaNTage. The PolIce coMpetE with each OthEr in zeAloUSness. SO do the ProseCuTorS. hIgh arRESt And CoNviction raTES meAn proMoTionS and higHer pay. Mistakes and lOW raTes mean obliviOn. SO theY COvEr uP ThEIr mIsTAkeS, FAbricate evidencE, lie under oAtH, WhAtever it taKEs tO gEt a convIction."

JAson lATer wrotE:

I stared pAst her, stuNnEd. My HAPpy World was suDdenly stRipped awaY And I wAS lOcked Up lIke an aNiMal, With oNly 20 squARe fEet to Call my OwN. Had anYone eVeR gone froM Heaven to Hell in less time? i was coNfuseD anD nauseous. i've ALwaYs believeD in tHe land
 I'm a crime victim."

She  locked he r eye s o nto  h is a nd s quinted slight l y, r eassessing him. "I can  try, "s he s a id , "bu t don't ge t you rho pes  u p .You h ave  to und erstand so met hi ng about the ju stice syst emhere. Once y ou' ve bee narr e stedand  they 've st a rted t o build a  c a se aga i nst you , it  dev elops momentum an d  i t 's almost impo ssible  t o  s t o p.Tha t's why it 's  call e d a rai l ro a d .  It ' s hard to sto p a train o n ceit get sgoi n g, and  it g et s  go ing quickly  her e. The po lice a n d prose c utors o ften a ctbef oret he ythi nk ,  an d  t hey hat e to adm it  m aking  a m i s t a ke a ndhavi ng to  go into reve rse  ona  ca se. A dmitt ingth ey're  wrong  in t hi s case, after m akin g such aspe ct acl eof it ,  would  ma kethem lo ok like foo ls . Y ou  have to abandon a ny n ot ion youmighth av et hat they  c are  abo u t  thetrut h ,about ju sticeo rab out you ." 

"You  m ean  th e evi d ence  doesn 't count  fora nything?"

"It counts only i f  y o u  c a n ge t i t, presentit a n d ma ke i t  c oun t . The y hav ew ay s  of suppressing, lo si ng and  igno ring evidence  as well a s s imply re fusi n gt o investigate.  They  can selec t ively in vesti gate and  lie abou t their fi ndi ngs  to  ge t th e results the y want  i n justabo ut anycas e.Inyou rcase, I c an tellyo uth is  mu ch: t h ey would  m uch  p ref er ac onvict ion i n abr ut a l r ape tha n  i n a sw ee th eart  sw in dle,whic h  th ey woul d never p ros e cute  a ny way. Th e battered an dbloodied l ad y g ets th e sympathy  over her bankrupt pige o n every  ti me."
"So  the trut h d oesn't  ma t ter to  them?  They 'l l p r o secut e vi cti ms  instead o f cri minal sandknowing ly send innocent p e opl e to prison f oryear s ? 
She no d ded  a n d s a i d, "Yes, they o ften do. I ft he y think it wil lmake th em look  good or it's  somehowin theirin tere s t s,yes, witho ut hesit ation. Th e y wil l  d estro y y our li fe  an d cru sh you lik e a b ug ifit 's totheir  a dvantage . The police compete wi th eac h oth erin zealou sne s s.So do the  pro secutors.Hig h a rrest  an d  conv icti o nrat e s mea n pr o motions a n dhig h e rpay. Mistak e s and  lowrat e s mean  obl ivion. So they co v er up their mi stak e s , f abr i cate  e vidence, lie u nde ro a th, what ev er it takes  to getac onvic tion." 

Jaso n later w ro t e:

Istar edpast her,  st un n ed. Myha pp y  world  was  s uddenl y stri p peda w ay and I was loc ked u p likea n a nimal ,with on l y 20  square fe et to callmy own . Ha d any one eve rgone f rom  H eaven to H e ll in les s tim e? I wa sconf use d andnaus e o us. I 'veal way s believe d in th el and 
 I'm_a crime_victim."

She locked her eyes_onto his_and_squinted slightly,_reassessing_him. "I can_try," she said,_"but don't get your_hopes up. You_have_to understand something about the justice system here. Once you've been arrested and they've_started_to build_a_case_against you, it develops momentum_and it's almost impossible to_stop. That's_why it's called a railroad. It's hard to_stop_a train once_it gets going, and it gets going quickly here._The police and prosecutors often act_before they think,_and_they_hate to admit making_a mistake and having to go_into reverse on a case. Admitting_they're wrong in this case, after making_such a spectacle of it, would_make them look like fools._You have_to abandon any notion you_might have that_they care_about the truth,_about justice or about you."

"You mean_the evidence doesn't_count for anything?"

"It counts only if_you_can get it,_present_it_and make_it count. They_have_ways of_suppressing,_losing and ignoring evidence as well_as_simply refusing to investigate. They can selectively_investigate and lie about_their_findings to get the_results they want in just_about any case. In your case,_I can_tell you_this much: they would much prefer a conviction in a brutal_rape than in a sweetheart swindle,_which they would never_prosecute anyway._The_battered and bloodied_lady_gets the_sympathy over her bankrupt pigeon every time."

"So_the truth_doesn't matter to them? They'll prosecute_victims instead of criminals_and_knowingly send innocent people to prison_for years?

She nodded and said, "Yes,_they often do. If they_think_it_will make them look good_or it's somehow in their interests,_yes, without hesitation._They will destroy your life and crush_you_like a bug if it's to_their_advantage. The police compete with each_other_in_zealousness. So do the prosecutors._High arrest and conviction rates mean_promotions and higher pay. Mistakes and low rates mean_oblivion. So they_cover up their mistakes, fabricate_evidence,_lie_under oath, whatever it takes to get a conviction."

Jason later_wrote:

I stared_past her, stunned._My happy world was suddenly stripped away and I was_locked up like an animal, with only_20 square feet to call my own. Had anyone ever gone_from Heaven to Hell in less time? I_was confused and nauseous. I've always believed_in the land