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My SO and I were just talking about this: > Today most people simply can’t afford to use the courts to sue, and if accused of a crime they must mostly settle a
by faitswulff 6y ago
My SO and I were just talking about this:
> Today most people simply can’t afford to use the courts to sue, and if accused of a crime they must mostly settle as if guilty, even if they are innocent, all because the system is now crazy expensive. (It didn’t use to be.) Inquisitorial judges would change that, and give most people meaningful access to a legal system to defend themselves.
- ta1234567890 6y agoI just defaulted on a lawsuit because the plaintiff did not want to settle, and going through with litigation would have been prohibitively expensive for me (which the plaintiff knew). So now I'm awaiting judgement and terrified of what will happen. The plaintiff is very rich and he doesn't care about the costs, I'm likely going broke and be ruined. It is incredibly scary and frustrating dealing with the legal system when you don't have the money to do it and the other party has a lot of money. In this sense, there really is no justice, only an unfair legal system that works for those who have the resources to exploit it.