“We used to be a nation of laws. “
Very true. I have no faith in laws being equally applied in the United States today. The entire legal system has been corrupted by big money and politicized.
In addition, due to the outrageously high cost structure, only the poor represented by government paid attorneys, and the wealthy can afford to be in the court system. God help a middle class citizen mistakenly charged with a crime or sued by a neighbor. By the time he goes through the system it won’t matter if he wins or loses. He’ll be financially destitute.
Finally, the jury system no longer works. Most citizens, educated in the public school system, are incapable of objective thought. They make decisions based on emotions, racial solidarity, perceptions shaped by political correctness, or media stereotypes. When I sat on a jury, none of the other jurors wanted to rationally review the facts. Instead their preconceived notions of “fairness” were all they wanted to talk about. I came away from the experience knowing I never wanted to be judged by a “jury of my peers”. Peers they are not. The alternative, an arbitrary ruling by a far left judge appointed by life and not accountable to anyone isn’t very appealing either.
“Finally, the jury system no longer works. Most citizens, educated in the public school system, are incapable of objective thought. They make decisions based on emotions, racial solidarity, perceptions shaped by political correctness, or media stereotypes. When I sat on a jury, none of the other jurors wanted to rationally review the facts. Instead their preconceived notions of “fairness” were all they wanted to talk about. I came away from the experience knowing I never wanted to be judged by a “jury of my peers”. Peers they are not.”
Your comments regarding juries really struck home with me. I had experiences similiar to yours. What I saw happened 10 years ago and I can’t think that juries have improved much since then.
I also told myself that I would not want to be judges by a jusr of my peers. I’d take my chances with a bench trial.
Agreed.