Comment by mrkramer
6 days ago
I thought British legal system and computer forensics were serious but this case is just a travesty of justice.
6 days ago
I thought British legal system and computer forensics were serious but this case is just a travesty of justice.
The thing here is that the Post Office as the "victim" could also act as its own investigator and prosecutor, due to historical reasons going back to the 17th century when it effectively functioned as part of the state and as such, had the authority to investigate and prosecute crimes related to its operations (like mail theft or fraud).
The British legal system is and always has been a litany of injustices dressed up in formal attire. To be avoided at all costs.
Indeed. The goal of the British legal system is to appear serious. Justice is an occasional byproduct.
Just say British system; 'Legal' is extraneous. But boy does it appear serious.
The stuffy 17th c clothes and powdered wigs were a warning that you are entering the Clown Zone (not the Twilight Zone).
Compared to?
I mean, it's no Norway, but to remind you the United States, which has continued just straight up executing people who may not have committed any crime, is currently trying to make some of its own citizens stateless, then ship them to a foreign oubliette. Russia doesn't bother with courts and people who are out of favour just have deadly "accidents" there.
That mess inspired the American legal system though, which is probably one of if not the best in the world.
IMO common law is still better than case law at least.
I’m curious to know how American legal system is better than any other country’s. From the outside looking in, it looks just as broken if not worse.
You may have been kidding, but I’m sure someone will genuinely think so and have some decent arguments for it.
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> That mess inspired the American legal system though, which is probably one of if not the best in the world.
Poe's Law strikes again.
The American legal system isn't even the best legal system in the US.
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Isn't the american legal system the one who famously killed Sacco and Vanzetti?
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