Twitter rant from lawyer on criminal justice system

https://fusion.net/story/272058/43-tweetsttorm-race-criminal-justice/?utm_source=facebook

Damn, we need some things to change.

 

It's what happens when we militarize the police to send them into one "war" after another

 

What are your suggestions?

 

Get rid of the police, lawyers, and judges

 

I suggest they be held accountable. Right now you can't even get an indictment much less a conviction with clear video evidence. DA's are hesitant to hold them accountable because they rely so much on them; they are afraid to piss them off.

 

I can agree with that.

 

That wipes out about 1/4 of the LEOs

 

There are waaaay more bad guys than bad cops.

 

I don't disagree. There are way too many bad cops for a civil service position, though.

 

But a lot of that is our own creating too.

 

We make people car jack, home invade, or sell drugs?

 

One of those doesn't have a victim

 

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/06/23/251363/cca-geogroup-prison-industry/



There's also this side of it. It ties back to tweet 31 I think it was. There's money in crime. I'm not saying the parties involved the OP linked story were affected by the prison lobby, but political pressure is out there. One thing I've learned working for government contractors (or private industry for that matter) is you are always looking for more work, sometimes through whatever means works.

 

yep yep yep

 

Anyone that ever told El Chapo no might say otherwise.

 

You're supporting my point. He has power because of prohibition, same as our little moral crusade on booze creating organized crime in this country.

 

I agree with you on a lot of stuff, but thinking that if we make drugs legal will solve problems with crime is not one of them.

 

Hold police responsible for demonstrably false testimony, for starters. He said "clear donuts." Nope.

 

I'll take 3 good cops over 1 bad and 3 good.

 

Agreed. More accountability will get rid of those bad 1/4, too.

I've gotten shit over my window tint being too dark. Cop strong armed his way into check my car for drugs.

Explain that one.