How Our Criminal Justice System Is Almost Entirely Negotiated Behind Closed Doors | Think | NBC News

There is an ideal of the American criminal justice system where defense attorneys and prosecutors are equal, with a neutral judge and jury presiding over everything. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff joined THINK to discuss why the actual system functions nothing like that.

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How Our Criminal Justice System Is Almost Entirely Negotiated Behind Closed Doors | Think | NBC News

[AnOriginalYouTuber]

And most people don't care because "those bad people deserve it". Just wait 'til a corrupt or incompetent cop sets their sights on you. Make a plea bargain and your lawyer will say you are fortunate.

[andrewhatton]

I was lied on lost my job and everything

[andrewwhite]

Please check this case D.A., V. D.p., because he got money and and he work in court a prosecutor he got away with child molestation just the system in us are broken if you have money or position you got away with murder

[johnmaris]

US court use precedent to manage the law. Naturally, the judgement become predictable and most cases are similar when compared to precedent.

Law precendet can be good or bad depending on the situation. Complaining that too few case went into the court process is not one of them. Size does not matter, what legal precedent means matter and some details need to be hammared out.

[kavitagurappaji]

I WOULD NOT USE IT ON MY TOILET PAPER.

[user]

the whole universe are watching me, incl God. I can't make mistakes. it's just not possible. maybe