man was cleared of murder after 34 yrs by evidence in the police file

[DGUtley]

But their is not. And their won't ever be, most likely. The courts will just continue to do what they wish with impunity and with no sort of check or balance.

I have seen harsh (very harsh) penalties levied - and there should be.

[The Xl]

It is not a $#@! system. It is an imperfect system. We strive to prevent obvious injustice - albeit in an imperfect system.

The system seeks maximizing profits instead of justice for all.

[The Xl]

I have seen harsh (very harsh) penalties levied - and there should be.

I'm sure it has happened, but it does not happen with any regularity.

[nathanbforrest45]

USA has the highest Incarceration Rate in the World. Many Penal Systems rarely sentence anyone to more then 15 years.

In Scandinavia they help people in need. Scandinavia Nations have Positive Rights.

I suppose this means that Scandinavia's justice system is not run by humans but some sort of AI that never makes mistakes or never allows ego to come to play. I suppose you have never read the book or seen the movie "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". That portrays how the heroine was abused sexually by the Swedish official who was supposed to be looking out for her welfare.

Humans are humans and regardless of the general morals of a country there will always be those who don't always abide by them.

[nathanbforrest45]

Should we really care what other countries do?

Sweden has a recidivism rate that matches that of the USA. That means they keep arresting the same people just like we do but just do it more times per individual.

China has a single digit recidivism rate. Maybe we should follow their lead instead of Sweden at one of the highest rates.

We could always look to the Chinese system in dealing with drug addicts as well. At the turn of the 20th century China has a terrific opium addiction problem. Their solution was to arrest drug users, help them break the habit. If they were rearrested for drugs again they would be executed. Perhaps we could also do that to career criminals, after the second time just execute them.