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I shoulda been a lawyer

Created by Zink. Last edited by Zink Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:05:04 PDT. Viewed 158 times. atom feed
Then I could help innocent people get the death penalty. Imagine the power in that. The sheer sense of personal satisfaction. I love the slippery slope argument proposed as justification: "Once you start saving the lives of innocent people, who knows what might follow? Guilty people might receive just punishment!"

There's a clear difference between a Legal System (like we have) and a Justice System. The goal of Justice System is—well—justice. The goal of a legal system is public entertainment, with teams competing against each other under constrained and archaic rules, all the more exciting because the stakes are high. And really, no one gives a damn if justice is served.

If you're bored, google "Alton Logan". It's kind of sweet. Just this once, lawyers did too little, too late. But it's so much more than anyone expected them to do.

Zink : Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:10:24 PDT permalink
In a Justice System, if a cop enters a home without a warrant and discovers a murder victim then the murderer receives just punishment and the cop is punished for violating the law under color of law.

In a Legal System the referee blows a whistle, offsides are called, the entire play is rolled back to before the cop entered without a warrant, and play restarts. The cops then have to find some other legitimate way to suspect wrongdoing so that they can justify a warrant and enter the home and if they're lucky still find evidence.

Where do we live?

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