Below is a comment on another post from Gretchen (my 14 y.o. most faithful reader). I thought it deserved it's own post instead of just answering her comments.
like this american justice system really bugs me. especially with celebrities. celebrities will go to court for something bad and then they will get out because they are either famous or have the money to get themselves out. this recent michael jackson trial, he was obviously guilty for every single account. and oj simpson, also guilty, wynona ryder from a long time ago, also guilty. i dont think that is "for liberty and justice for all" do you? i mean if you or i had gone off and done those things we would probably be in jail right now. thats what really bugs me about the american justice system...and im proud of america and all that but i know im goin to become a lawyer when i get older and im going to stand for whats right and even if patricia heaton did something bad and wanted me to defend her...i would never do it.
I love your enthusiasm, something that isn’t found very often these days in someone your age. As much as I would love to say, “I agree” you know that isn’t possible. LOL... I agree that there are problems within our system. But I’m not willing to write it off because of these problems. Celebrities do seem to get preferential treatment. Of the cases you listed, I believe the Ryder case was the only one decided by a judge alone. The other two were jury trials.
A trial by jury is one of the things that makes our system of justice great. It’s true their verdicts are questionable sometimes, but it still stands heads taller than any other system in the world. The juries in the cases you mentioned sat in the courtroom every day and heard every word of evidence and made their decisions. We didn’t have that priveledge. I respect both juries for their verdicts.
Personally, I’ve never thought that OJ acted alone. I think he did kill Nicole but I’ve always doubted he had the strength to kill Ron Goldman. Michael? I’ll defer to the juror that stated that he/she thought there was a belief of guilt at some time in the past but that it wasn’t proven in this case. That’s what counts in a trial. Did the prosecution prove their case? It is after all “Innocent until PROVEN guilty”.
The decisions in these two trials will be discussed and argued for years to come. Isn’t free speech wonderful?
like this american justice system really bugs me. especially with celebrities. celebrities will go to court for something bad and then they will get out because they are either famous or have the money to get themselves out. this recent michael jackson trial, he was obviously guilty for every single account. and oj simpson, also guilty, wynona ryder from a long time ago, also guilty. i dont think that is "for liberty and justice for all" do you? i mean if you or i had gone off and done those things we would probably be in jail right now. thats what really bugs me about the american justice system...and im proud of america and all that but i know im goin to become a lawyer when i get older and im going to stand for whats right and even if patricia heaton did something bad and wanted me to defend her...i would never do it.
I love your enthusiasm, something that isn’t found very often these days in someone your age. As much as I would love to say, “I agree” you know that isn’t possible. LOL... I agree that there are problems within our system. But I’m not willing to write it off because of these problems. Celebrities do seem to get preferential treatment. Of the cases you listed, I believe the Ryder case was the only one decided by a judge alone. The other two were jury trials.
A trial by jury is one of the things that makes our system of justice great. It’s true their verdicts are questionable sometimes, but it still stands heads taller than any other system in the world. The juries in the cases you mentioned sat in the courtroom every day and heard every word of evidence and made their decisions. We didn’t have that priveledge. I respect both juries for their verdicts.
Personally, I’ve never thought that OJ acted alone. I think he did kill Nicole but I’ve always doubted he had the strength to kill Ron Goldman. Michael? I’ll defer to the juror that stated that he/she thought there was a belief of guilt at some time in the past but that it wasn’t proven in this case. That’s what counts in a trial. Did the prosecution prove their case? It is after all “Innocent until PROVEN guilty”.
The decisions in these two trials will be discussed and argued for years to come. Isn’t free speech wonderful?
posted by OpinionatedSOBinTN at 5:30 PM
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Both the lawyer and MJ's mother said something to that effect. These comments were made just prior to his trip to Bahrain where men "sharing a bed" with young boys isn't frowned upon. Go figure...
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