Re:A Tiny Bank’s Surreal Trip Through a Fraud Prosecution
by Retra on Monday July 27, 2015 @06:40PM
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The US Sixth amendment:
"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, [...]"
So if everyone started demanding trials for speeding tickets, they would probably just switch them to civil offenses instead of criminal ones, where they already aren't.
Re:A Tiny Bank’s Surreal Trip Through a Fraud Prosecution
by Lawtonfogle on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @09:16AM
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>I think we would have much better justice system if less lip service was paid to "rights"
The only solution is for actual service was provided to rights. Anything else is unethical and will justify and necessitate extreme violence to overthrow.
I would greatly prefer an honest accounting of my actual rights and the costs associated to using them. I think we would have much better justice system if less lip service was paid to "rights" and more attention was paid to costs and outcomes.