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Folks we are losing our basic human rights a little bit at a time here. It's like back thousands of years ago where if you wanted to convict someone of a crime
by maeon3 16y ago
Folks we are losing our basic human rights a little bit at a time here. It's like back thousands of years ago where if you wanted to convict someone of a crime you sneak them away in the night, torture them, set their house on fire, attempt to manufacture some evidence, then wreck their life then leave them alone for a little while. Vigilante justice, get 12 men together, and what they want is the law.
It seems like some government agencies are turning into old vigilante justice squads. Going around, setting people's lives upside down, being judge jury and executioner, then the victim is left to pick up the pieces where the real criminal escapes justice from the law because the other branches of government don't care.
It's like the 1200's all over again. We made laws against this sort of thing for a reason. If you want to challenge the legality of some entity or transaction then you can't just go and set their house on fire and then go hide when it turns out you were wrong.
- nazgulnarsil 16y agoPopulism based jurisprudence will sink to the level of rigor demanded by the populace: not much. It will also be subject to fashionable morality. That is, the courts will tend to favor the party that is more aligned with the ideological winds regardless of the facts of the individual case. This is devastating to the economy, as contract law relies on consistency. If parties can't expect predictable/neutral arbitration this greatly raises the costs/risks of investment. This is devastating to personal justice, as minorities (ideologically, culturally, ethnically, etc.) face an uphill battle instead of neutral arbitration.