Re: [News] Cartoon blamed for youth's fatal beating on mom

On 02 Dec 2003 19:13:53 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Antonio E.
Gonzalez) wrote:

>>From: "Jorge Pratt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>>Date: 12/2/2003 10:51 AM Pacific Standard Time
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>>"Scott Dubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>>> "Neo-Era" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>>> > Not with Japan's 99+% conviction rate, they won't.
>>>
>>> Is that a real statistic?  Because if it was, I'd say Japan's pretty
>>> messed up.  That's guilty until proven inoccent.  That's Orwellian.
>>> Why bother with lawyers?
>>
>>Because by 2015 there won't *be* any lawyers, so they're just jumping the
>>gun ;)
>>
>>Seriously, though? I think that the 99% conviction rate refers to proven
>>criminals, not mere suspects. There *are* places where bulletproof cases
>>can't get a conviction even though everyone knows the perpertrator is
>>guilty, be it through technicalities, legal loopholes or faulty
>>investigative procedures.
>>
>>The "messed up" part is about right, though.
>>
>>The Zephyr
>>(A virtual cookie to those who get the above reference.)
>
>  Oooh!  Demoliton Man?  Blade Runner?  Judge Dredd?  I'd even say Evangelion
>(that particular year), but it'd be too general . . .
>

Dude!  It's "Back to the Future, Part II"

"The justice system works great, now that they've abolished all
lawyers!" - Doc Brown