Bob_Bobbington said:
Milky_Fresh said:
3 reused articles this issue?
Well it is a 'best of'
Oh man, and here I thought people were being serious on their charges regarding journalistic integrity. Man I'm an idiot.
It's an interesting article, so hopefully it's not wrong to comment on its re-issue. For my part here in America, we seem to feel the exact opposite. Anyone that's watched Law and Order knows what I mean. When they catch a guy who's guilty as sin, what's the first words to come out of his mouth? "I want to see my lawyer". The juries are easily swayed by persuasive bouts of emotion, and the prosecutors often strategize how to "win them over" and circumvent the pervading, misguidedly humanistic attitudes of the damned peers.
The defense attorneys aren't much better. Scheming low-lifes always flinging BS precedents in order to let criminals walk the streets and make a buck, all under the flimsy excuse that "everyone deserves a fair trial". The judges, almost always, are passionless by-the-book types that, to quote Law Abiding Citizen, treat the law like "it's a fucking assembly line".
So overall cynicism, for my part. I find it hard to believe that, given the two opposing beliefs that men are either essentially good or essentially evil, one could have faith in the former, particularly if one has any experience with elementary school. And while I don't know how just Japanese law, as described is, I find it kind of hard to disagree with. Even if you shouldn't go to jail based on what you did, you almost certainly should be punished anyway because of who you are. At least, according to how a lot of shows portray legal proceedings. The wrongly accused are few and far between.