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Sunday, August 04, 2013
Why I hate lawyers
The Untouchables: America's Misbehaving Prosecutors, And The System That Protects Them: America's prosecutors are out of control. The essence of tyranny is a power that does not have to abide by the rules it imposes on others. The American legal system imposes extraordinary and unattainable standards on everyone else but lets its own walk away from the most egregious and malicious acts without so much as a stern talking to. The article linked to details the judicial systems attempt to execute an innocent man. Though the man's was eventually save, the prosecutors who broke the law to convict him and who shamelessly stood behind the conviction have suffered no consequences.
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