Monday, February 19, 2018
Justice system and money
The justice system is one that can be bought. If you dot have a large sum of money you are willing to spend on lawyers test and other fees, you may just get convicted. A couple cases this applies to are the OJ case and Claus Von Bulow case. Both these men had mountains of incriminating evidence against them. They both were fund to be innocent but at a high price. OJ had spent millions on his trial. He had 4 lawyers who were at the top of the food chain. All very expensive lawyers. Essentially by buying these lawyers OJ had bought his freedom. They did everything right in a trial, while plying by the book. In clauses case he had good lawyers to petition and when his appeal in court. He used money as a help to get out but ultimately he used the fact that the police had not gone by protocol. Even in civil trial money is heavily involved. Big corporation facing lawsuits will normally delay the case to take years and make their opponent spend a large sum on lawyers and court fees. Big corporations really dislike to settle and pay out because it sends a message that they can be sued easily. Overall in the courts system money is a key factor it can change evidence and win cases. The real question is, is that fair to people who don't have access to that money.
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This is one of the reasons why income inequality is such a big issue in this countries. The wealthy can essentially buy themselves out of trouble while people who are not rich regularly get locked up for more minor offenses. This is one of the things we need to look to address in the justice system.
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