It is statistics like this that makes it abundantly clear that the criminal justice originally envisioned by the Founding Fathers has become a farce, a parody of what it used to be. A horribly unfunny parody at that.
There are 2.2 million Americans currently behind bars, for whatever reason, today. While such a statistic might be read as indicating 2.2 million criminals are imprisoned, consider this: out of these 2.2 million, around 2 million have never received a trial, fair or unfair, for their alleged crimes.
That means that only 3% of the people in American prisons have actually been found guilty before their peers of breaking the law. The rest, only God and the government know because they’ve never been brought before independent juries and judges.
It is entirely possibly that some, or even a lot of the people currently being held without trial have committed crimes, but this is exactly why the Constitution guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial. That way, the guilty are punished and the innocent are protected, instead of having the innocent lumped in with the guilty and treated as such.
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The continued Game of DIVIDE and CONTROL of the SLAVES. Tools of Control, Fear, Scarcity, Religion, F**e Money, F**e Politices (Government) and Brainwashing by the F**e Media.
I dont believe that for a second..
I CAN BELEAVE THAT
There are so many crimes done in America that the courts can not bring to trial almost all criminal acts. Many can not afford to pay for bail. Many can not be let out for bad crimes of murder, invasion with theft or severe injury leading to death or mental conditions where crime is involved.
I think that America is going to have to have a regular punishment for certain crimes that can be completed in a short time.
Government are no longer running jail prison but by big corporation. And when you get prisoned you have to pay this company? Whew! So the more inmates the more money they get. They may even sue you even when you got out for not fully paid inmates. Nice!
Thatis what Obama wants everyone to belive , this way when he realeases them , he will think he is doing the right thing ! Ifit were up to Obama, he would let our every black or Muslim Convicts , murderers or not !
Total b******t….
i doubt this headline, when you read “felon arrested for carjacking and possession of gun. priors: 26” don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time. the system is slanted in their favor
False confessions are not in your metric? False confession is a part and parcel of this horrific statistic. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/a-rare-look-at-the-police-tactics-that-can-lead-to-false-confessions/
Plead Bargains.