253: Phoenix Wright's Objection!

[Ildecia]

the quote from the attorney on the first page had me baffled...


all i know is that i would really hate being in japan and be accused of murder.

 

[theSovietConnection]

If you are charged with a crime in Japan and brought to trial, statistics show that there is a 99 percent chance that you will be convicted. This alarming statistic reveals the highly dysfunctional legal system from which the Ace Attorney series clearly takes its inspiration; a system where even a victim of false allegations finds it impossible to escape conviction.

Wait a minute, before we start misleading people with the statistics. The high percentage could simply refer to the fact that police do not trial individuals unless they are sure they have compiled enough evidence to guarantee a conviction. Whilst other countries do not have a percentage as high, the police in most countries will try to avoid expensive trials as much as possible unless tehy have everything they need to prove the defendant is guilty beyond reasonable doubt. If at the end of a trial, someone is found innocent, it means the police investigation and criminal process has been a waste of money (they were chasing the wrong guys and they could have spent that money persuing real criminals).

I have to agree with this. The biggest problem I have is the lack of any cited reference in the article. I could just as easily say 86% of people on the Escapist right now are wearing their pants on their head and pitch it as truth.

 

[z3rostr1fe]

Great... You made me want to continue on the Ace Attorney series... After the 32-hour playthrough of the first one, I'd say... No... Must... Resist...
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Gah! I'll pickup the next one! Screw my subjects! Screw the exams! Screw them! I'll just play as a defense attorney!

 

[Athinira]

If at the end of a trial, someone is found innocent, it means the police investigation and criminal process has been a waste of money (they were chasing the wrong guys and they could have spent that money persuing real criminals).

No matter how early or late you bring a (potential) criminal to trial, there will always be police resources wasted trying to sort out who is guilty and who isn't.

Or to put that another way: The police-work involved in making sure that the ones they bring to trial are 99% likely to be guilty is higher than the standard police work necessary to bring people to trial in other countries = Resources are wasted regardless, and in this case 99% of all cases.

That's of course assuming that your preposition about their system is true, and it isn't just a bad legal system.

 

[Cat Cloud]

This makes the games much more interesting, good article.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

This is one of my favorite articles.