tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post409860944736894993..comments2023-09-26T05:58:13.261-05:00Comments on Chaotic Fred's Tired of Bullshit: Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-38577892572701324962007-04-23T19:24:00.000-05:002007-04-23T19:24:00.000-05:00Honestly, it all depends on the case, the jury, th...Honestly, it all depends on the case, the jury, the jurisdiction, the defense attorneys, and the judge. Toss in the occasional rogue prosecutor as seen in Durham, NC, and elsewhere, and the problem soon becomes obvious. Still, that said, there are severe and glaring problems with the justice system in the United States, and over 40 years after this landmark decision, I find it sickening.Mandelbrot's Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-27553879302659904392007-04-22T23:23:00.000-05:002007-04-22T23:23:00.000-05:00The whole thing kinda puts a big hole in those arg...The whole thing kinda puts a big hole in those arguments that the accused has more rights than the victim doesn't it.1138https://www.blogger.com/profile/05236610360430502600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-30382291263754046102007-04-19T14:42:00.000-05:002007-04-19T14:42:00.000-05:00Sheryl, have you ever been inside a prison, not a ...Sheryl, have you ever been inside a prison, not a jail, but a prison? Visited one once on a school field trip. That's why I find this to be such a critically important issue, one which is related to other, more recent concerns such as Guantanimo Bay. Ultimately, a society's goodness is determined by how successfully it strikes a balance between freedom and order, the rights of the accused and Mandelbrot's Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-83904487273467282392007-04-15T15:05:00.000-05:002007-04-15T15:05:00.000-05:00Yeah, a lot of abuses to our Constitution need to ...Yeah, a lot of abuses to our Constitution need to be dealt with.Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797354221021200549noreply@blogger.com