Same here. But it's the only justice system we've got.
There's a lot of brutal history in Texas regarding Lynchings (which were NOT, as commonly thought, for blacks only.) They were carried out willy nilly against suspected cattle thieves, suspected card cheats, suspect this suspect that.
Opinions and hunches and "common sense" were substituted for evidentiary hearings and order.
If we make a point to emphasize "(public) verdict first, then (judicial) trial!" then we set an example that will haunt our society as kids get dumber and dumber in our government schools.
Being conservatives makes us pretty damn unpopular with the kids coming up. Someday we may be deemed guilty in an alley for killing the planet with an SUV.
Sometimes on these threads I get the feeling that this society isn't very far away from that kind of "ruling" based on group "common consensus."
The past few generations of conservatives have left a mess in many areas of this country. Sure they had some extreme issues to deal with and dealt with them well. However we now have to move forward and save this country.
Keeping the ole status quo is not working. The conservatives have allowed the communists to control the education system, legal system, immigration and so forth. Heck they even have a presidential candidate of their own now.