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> in particular the legal system seems to focus a lot more on whether the process was followed rather than taking a step back and asking whether this is the jus
by jacques_chester 9y ago
> in particular the legal system seems to focus a lot more on whether the process was followed rather than taking a step back and asking whether this is the just outcome.
The legal system in caselaw countries has a concept called "Equity". Its potency varies from place to place, but it original introduced notions of fairness and good conduct that the Common Law, in and of itself, did not always provide.
You don't hear about it because "Judge makes sensible decision" is not a headline that sells. What sells is "Judge makes decision that we will wildly distort beyond all recognition for the clicks".
Ever notice how badly the mass media represents technology issues? They do it for law too, except worse, because they have an incentive to distort the reporting.