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Anthony Watts' comment : "The investigations thus far are much like having a trial with judge, jury, reporters, spectators, and defendant, but no plaintiff. Th
by jacoblyles 16y ago
Anthony Watts' comment :
"The investigations thus far are much like having a trial with judge, jury, reporters, spectators, and defendant, but no plaintiff. The plaintiff is locked outside the courtroom sitting in the hall hollering and hoping the jury hears some of what he has to say. Is it any wonder the verdicts keep coming up “not guilty”?"
- eli 16y agoIANAL, but I didn't think there really was a plaintiff in criminal court. Isn't it e.g. "The United States Government" or "The State of New York" (not just whoever has beef with the defendant)?
- hugh3 16y agoYou're right; perhaps it should say "with no prosecutors". In other words, this inquiry had nobody there to aggressively put forth the case that the defendant was guilty.
- mukyu 16y agoYes, in an adversarial system like the US legal system that would be farcical. However, this was not conducted in a US court room and there are are other systems such as an inquisitional style that more apt at determining truths than establishing blame.