Justice System Failures

This cluster centers on widespread criticism of justice systems worldwide, highlighting their flaws, biases, and distinction from true justice versus mere legal processes.

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US HN OK IS AKA justice crimes court police legal innocent guilty talking injustice crime

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deletes Nov 16, 2013 View on HN

Maybe their justice system doesn't work very well.

Fricken Dec 6, 2024 View on HN

The justice system doesn't have a great track record of being actual justice either.

kubb Jan 9, 2023 View on HN

By the "justice system" obviously.

nverno Sep 8, 2023 View on HN

yea, the justice system is quite the misnomer way too often

james_s_tayler Jul 1, 2019 View on HN

The justice system is less justice, more system.

giantg2 Jun 2, 2021 View on HN

Don't worry, the system is so screwed up that they will continue to ruin people's lives over other infractions instead of producing true justice.

Aloisius Dec 14, 2024 View on HN

It sounds like the justice system is what's broken.

enraged_camel Jan 14, 2013 View on HN

Thank the maker the justice system does not work the way you think it does.

maxxxxx Nov 26, 2018 View on HN

We are talking about the justice system here.

chc Aug 31, 2022 View on HN

This appears to be describing a parallel universe. The justice system we have in America today is arcane, strongly favors monied interests, is subject to perverse incentives ("tough on crime" DAs, lack of interest in pursuing crimes against groups without institutional power), frequently produces results that go against the common understanding of what is just, and is generally inaccessible to the most vulnerable people in society.The idea that this is what "we agreed as a soci