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From: lab@qubix.UUCP (Larry Bickford)
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Subject: American Judicial Headache
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Date: Wed, 17-Aug-83 13:59:27 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 17 13:59:27 1983
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One of the headaches of the American (can't speak for Canadian)
judicial system is that it has turned from a search for truth into
an adversary system. Whether the defendant is guilty or not means
nothing any more; it now seems that if anyone on the "people's"
side does the slightest thing wrong, the guilty go free. It's an
attitude that's being propagated by the law schools.

The Fourth Amendment states that the people have a right to be
secure in their property. It does NOT state that the defendant
shall go free if his rights are violated. Unfortunately, that has
been the action. A better one would be to convict the guilty and
also prosecute those who violated his rights. (I have heard this
is the case in the UK. Would appreciate correction/information.)

Truth, Justice, and the American Way are concepts now long-gone.
They don't have to be, if we would get our pride out of the way.

Larry Bickford,
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