As someone who was married to an attorney and lived next door to a chief of homicide, I have my own opinions. Many here won’t like them. I don’t care. It is my life experience, so I will share it (knowing there are always exceptions, but this is a generalized series of statements based upon the majority I have known). Attorneys are liars, thieves and crooks of the highest order. They don’t care if you are innocent or guilty. They care if they win and if they get notoriety and if they get paid.
Judges are worse than attorneys. The “fix” is often in before you even walk into the room. They should give oscars out to judges and lawyers. So many here are worried about getting a police state. Really? You’ve been living in one from the get go. Money talks, guilty walks. Power rules the day and has for as long as I can remember. If you are a peon you are up against a bought system that just doesn’t care. If you get justice, it is a fluke.
Cops want to close the case as soon as possible. They’d love to get the bad guys, but time and money are factors as is the opinion of their higher ups (bought and paid for) and the community at large.
The reason the cartels get away with so much is because they have money and power. The reason OJ walked was money. The reason so many walk today is because they cry FOUL and VICTIM (community at large).
So, for those of you still so concerned about cutting Laundrie a break because you fear a “police state”. Wake up and smell the roses. He is a white male, so guilty or innocent (and I think he is guilty and I am entitled to my opinion), he is going down (if he is still alive). He is the poster boy for today’s target practice. As the paint gets thicker, his chances get smaller. It is what it is.
I used to believe justice and right would prevail. In my lifetime of experience (and I am a senior citizen), it NEVER has. God will sift us, but American justice?????? It is to laugh.
Lol. If you were married to an attorney then you know the "Whatever Works Corollary" : All clients are wretched assholes who deserve what they get.
My hometown growing up had a Great and highly respected and fair judge. Everybody liked him.......but he hated Attorney’s because they weren’t interested in finding the truth but just to win. He retired early for that very reason.
You’re right. I’ve known a lot of people in those lines of work and they are way more corrupt than most people think.