Recent questions tagged justice system

Description : Should Guantanamo aim to operate profitably?

Last Answer : I think any prison for profit is a tremendous mistake.

Description : Should this man be released from prison?

Last Answer : I wonder what the punishment is for the clerk of courts that made the error?

Description : Do you think these type of prisons would decrease recidivism rates in the United States?

Last Answer : Potentially. Another important factor is, how ex-inmates are treated once released, and how much opportunity society gives them to reintegrate, find employment, etc. Introducing such a ... the american psyche, prison must be about punishment, retaliation and vengeance, not rehabilitation.

Description : Is this craziness?

Last Answer : answer:This does sound ludicrous to me. At best, it's paternalism. Fiona Cannon, chairwoman of the taskforce, said: Instead of a punishment of last resort, women's prisons are now seen as stop-gap ... net of local services.' So men do not need drug rehab, social care, and mental health treatment?

Description : Have you ever sat on a jury and what was your experience like?

Last Answer : I'll let you know later. I have to report for jury duty Monday. (I will telephone the court tomorrow afternoon to see if the case has been settled out of court before I go Monday.) If I'm ... be my first time as a juror. My profession has always prevented me from serving as a juror until now.

Description : Why shouldn't it be, or isn't it, an eye for an eye?

Last Answer : An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. Isn’t that the saying?

Description : If a person is convicted of a brutal crime why is it cruel and unusual punishment to do to them what they did to the victim?

Last Answer : answer:Well, it doesn't solve the problem. It's like cutting the leaves and not the root. A buncha psychos can't be thwarted by fear. All that's done by killing a criminal is feed the masses ... . However, I have no real alternative. None that seems possible, anyways, not in our types of societies.

Description : What do you think about this? Isn't it ridiculously unfair?

Last Answer : I agree that it is silly. Obviously what he did was wrong and he should be reprimanded, but 8 years is ridiculous imho.

Description : Big businesses actually get away with murder. Should some of these people face the death penalty?

Last Answer : in China they do, remember the contaminated baby food scandal, i believe two low grade managers were executed, interestingly not the CEO.

Description : What do you think of the trend toward people being released from prison due to new DNA evidence?

Last Answer : The justice system owes something to them that can never be repayed!

Description : Is the Caylee Anthony trial going to be televised...?

Last Answer : I hope not. We don’t need another media circus taking advantage of a horrible tragedy.

Description : Is there any other way to get out of jury duty?

Last Answer : I prefer to show up slightly intoxicated, just enough to be noticeable but not enough to be held in contempt. Addressing people with dude followed by a little giggle helps as well.

Description : Have you ever been incarcerated, and, if so, how did it affect your life?

Last Answer : Nope.

Description : How much money do you make serving on jury duty?

Last Answer : here in California i think its $15 a day

Description : How can a judge in a lawsuit against a governmental entity be totally fair and impartial, when the judge is employed by a governmental entity?

Last Answer : This is a very good question, I have no idea what they could do since the Judges usually are hired by the state or the government. My head hurts.