Posted by
Grumpy Ol' Man on Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:26:16 PM
Why is our judicial system so screwed up?
Some of it is caused by politics. But, for the most part, I believe that greed plays a major role. After all, it costs a lot of money to go to court. Ergo – rich people go to court and poor people go to jail.
Let’s step back and take a look at the system and how it works.
In a court case, there is a plaintiff, or injured party, who seeks recompense, justice – satisfaction of some sort. On the other side is the defendant who allegedly has harmed or injured the plaintiff in some way. The job of the judicial system is to sort truth from falsehood and arrive at an equitable settlement or judgment. Said settlement or judgment does not necessarily have to satisfy either the plaintiff or the defendant, and in most cases, does not.
Why is this?
As I stated earlier – greed! Not on the part of the defendant or plaintiff, necessarily. Although that is definitely a part of the reason they are in court. But it is greed on the part of the lawyers who represent those who go to court. And might I add at this point, judges are lawyers, too. All parties in a court case will end up paying some mighty hefty legal fees and court costs, not to mention bail in some instances.
So, who benefits from all those lawsuits, frivolous and otherwise, that clog our judicial system? The bloodsucking lawyers, that’s who! And why? Because they’re the ones who write all the laws and make up the rules. And they do it in a language that the average Joe can’t understand – Latin and legalese! Ipso Facto; Habeas Corpus; no lo contendere; Sine non-qua; and Corpus Delectable! Party of the first part; hereto; wherefore; to wit; mechanics lien; and up yours, Charlie!
That’s why the stinking, ambulance-chasing lawyers end up with all your E Pluribus Moolah!
Oh! FYI, many of our politicians are also lawyers. Lawyers donate heavily toward political campaigns and these donations favor Democrats. Check these statistics… http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.asp?Ind=K01