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Keep in mind that the US is a very distributed system. You can have a local District Attorney who decides to pursue cases like this, but in the next jurisdictio
by paulbaumgart 16y ago
Keep in mind that the US is a very distributed system. You can have a local District Attorney who decides to pursue cases like this, but in the next jurisdiction over, you could very well have a DA who is an entirely reasonable person and would never allow something like this to happen.
Eventually these things usually get sorted out in some higher court, but that can take years and can really mess up a person's life in the meantime. Especially if that person is poor, unfortunately.
- jrockway 16y agoWell, as long as some people aren't being abused, the system is fine and in no need of repair.
- mscarborough 16y agoNot the point he was trying to make. There are plenty of flaws, but there are different avenues available other than what the GP mentioned.
- 3pt14159 16y agoThis is why a government of law is far, far better than a government of men.