US Legal System Flaws

The cluster focuses on critiques of the US judicial and legal system's inefficiencies, inconsistencies, brutality, and unique features like juries in civil cases and punitive damages, often comparing it to systems in other countries.

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Sample Comments

fiatjaf May 3, 2017 View on HN

Maybe in your crazy legal system.

davidw Apr 9, 2010 View on HN

Everyplace has laws, subpoenas and courts. The US legal system has certain well-known defects, but so do many other countries' systems.

Alupis Aug 3, 2024 View on HN

The Judicial system does not work the way you described in the US.

cubicle67 Mar 5, 2011 View on HN

have you factored in your (assuming you're in the US) rather brutal judicial system?

nerdponx Mar 7, 2020 View on HN

Serious question: is there a legal system that works better in these kinds of cases?

ImHereToVote Mar 28, 2023 View on HN

What's wrong with going through the courts?

darthrupert Mar 17, 2025 View on HN

Wouldn't that require a working judiciary system?

Skunkleton Jan 21, 2021 View on HN

The legal system isn't perfect.

sytse Aug 8, 2015 View on HN

The legal system is not instant nor perfect.

pstuart Aug 5, 2021 View on HN

It's a legal system, not a justice system.