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So one story of the justice system going wrong in the USA means the whole system is systemically corrupt? By this thinking I hope neither of you drive a car to

• kyllo 13y ago
  I'm not sure if I'm more reassured by the fact that he got caught, or disturbed by the fact that he got away with it for so long.
• rhizome 13y ago
  It's not just one story.
• lotsofmangos 13y ago
  No, the relentless compelling evidence that pours out in torrents day after day without respite is what makes it look like it is corrupt. This story is shocking, but it is not surprising in the slightest, and there is a reason for that.
• vidarh 13y ago
  As of writing this, there's more than one story of the system going wrong in the US on the frontpage of HN alone (How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help - https://medium.com/p/9f53ef6a1c10/ https://medium.com/p/9f53ef6a1c10/ is the other one; I believe it was posted after your comment) If it was one story, it wouldn't be so scary. What is scary is the ongoing stream of horrible abuses of power that gets reported. Especially because so many of them include aftermaths where nobody gets held accountable.
• mcv 13y ago
  > So one story of the justice system going wrong in the USA means the whole system is systemically corrupt? Have you read the post you're responding to? What a single story means or doesn't mean has ceased being relevant ages ago. It's systemic. It's normal. The corruption has become mundane.