Let's get one thing perfectly clear about the United States justice system. It is not equitable and in no way just. Police are not objectional investigators any more that Prosecutors are looking for justice. The job of the police is to strictly gather any evidence that they can use to pin the accusations on the individual. They interview using coerction, lies, and threats to try and break a subject. Once they "think" you've done something the game is over. They are not out for the truth any longer, they are out to set you up.
Prosecutors are the same. They will level 30 or more trumped up charges to intimidate the individual into accepting a plea bargain. The plea bargain adds a "win" to their statistics and doesn't cost them an arm and a leg to prosecute and get a win.
Let's change the laws to even the playing field. Don't allow them to use lies, coerction, or threats to gain a conviction! If they are the upstanding honest hard working individuals that they claim to be then this would be fine by them. Also remove their protections under "color of law". If they screw up, make them personally liable for any and all damages. Then you will begin to see an equitable system of justice.
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Let's get one thing perfectly clear about the United States justice system. It is not equitable and in no way just. Police are not objectional investigators any more that Prosecutors are looking for justice. The job of the police is to strictly gather any evidence that they can use to pin the accusations on the individual. They interview using coerction, lies, and threats to try and break a subject. Once they "think" you've done something the game is over. They are not out for the truth any longer, they are out to set you up. Prosecutors are the same. They will level 30 or more trumped up charges to intimidate the individual into accepting a plea bargain. The plea bargain adds a "win" to their statistics and doesn't cost them an arm and a leg to prosecute and get a win. Let's change the laws to even the playing field. Don't allow them to use lies, coerction, or threats to gain a conviction! If they are the upstanding honest hard working individuals that they claim to be then this would be fine by them. Also remove their protections under "color of law". If they screw up, make them personally liable for any and all damages. Then you will begin to see an equitable system of justice.