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All evidence is ultimately forgeable. At some point a modern day Godel could prove that “justice” in a free society is mathematically impossible. The law has t
by hasmanean 5y ago
All evidence is ultimately forgeable. At some point a modern day Godel could prove that “justice” in a free society is mathematically impossible.
The law has to operate within a practical compromise and err heavily on the side of reducing false convictions.
- omgwtfbyobbq 5y agoOr err heavily on reducing the release of the guilty, depending on the region.
- alsetmusic 5y ago> Or err heavily on reducing the release of the guilty, depending on the region. This is antithetical to the concept of serving one’s time. Guilty people deserve to go free once their debt to society has been fulfilled.
- omgwtfbyobbq 5y agoI'm referring to what people select for with law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone%27s_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone%27s_ratio Does a law system let some guilty people got free to avoid incarcerating the innocent, or does it incarcerate the innocent to avoid letting some guilty people go free? My opinion is to lean towards letting the guilty go to avoid incarcerating the innocent, but other people in other places can lean the other direction.
- MomoXenosaga 5y agohttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210312/19343046414/man-sues-hertz-not-turning-over-receipt-that-would-have-cleared-him-murder-charges-until-after-he-spent-five-years-jail.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210312/19343046414/man-s... That is an article I was reading today. I don't know what is wrong with America.