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> As a non American, the USA justice system honestly sounds like the worst possible system for justice imaginable. You just have to love a justice system where
by _pmf_ 11y ago
> As a non American, the USA justice system honestly sounds like the worst possible system for justice imaginable.
You just have to love a justice system where the police chief, the district attorney and the judge are political offices and must appeal to the masses.
- smackfu 11y agoWhat do you mean by political offices? In most of the country, those are not elected positions.
- fnordfnordfnord 11y agoThe chief DA is elected in Texas. The police chief isn't elected but works for the Mayor/City Council. Many judges are elected and others are appointees. Differences in local politics and structure exist, but IMO it is fair to say that those positions are political. >>and must appeal to the masses. As to GP's assertion that those people must appeal to "the masses", I think that one must be very careful as to how they define "the masses"; to me "masses" is not the correct word since IMO there is usually a much smaller faction of the local population(s) of people that vote, and/or are active in local politics.
- superuser2 11y agoWho would you rather they appeal to, and why is it more legitimate than the will of the governed?
- alextgordon 11y agoIn the UK, the Crown Prosecution Service is supposed to act in the public interest. Not indulge the public's every whim. It's an imperfect system, but they do put a lot of care into weighing the different factors, far more than I ever will. I'm happy it's their job and not mine. https://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/docs/code_2013_accessible_english.pdf https://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/docs/code_2013_accessibl...