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Originally posted by Moneyguy1
The system needs fixing, not dismantling.
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I beg to differ. In my opinion, the whole system is broken. Civil and criminal justice is a runaway train. What are the costs of our current system? Hard to calculate. Imagine paying more for malpractice insurance than your gross income. Many do.
It's not just malpractice. The buying and selling of "justice" is an enormous industry with no budget and little accountability. In our courtrooms everyone is sworn to tell the truth except the lawyers. And it shows.
If you have to interview more than 50 "experts" before you find one that will back you up in court, your intention is likely not honest or honorable.
Why not capitate the criminal justice system? I get about $400 for an appendectomy. Some are easy, some are hard. I always get $400. Let's capitate the criminal justice system. Murder case? One fee for all defense attorneys. Level the playing field. In a free society isn't it just as important that citizens have equal access to justice as they do to healthcare? I'd like to see OJ Simpson and Ken Lay have to pull the name of their defender from a hat. They would have the same chance to be defended by the loser with the bad hair as you and me.
I don't even want to start on the "jury of your peers" concept. What a joke. Although I've not been sued, I have been an expert witness many times. The jurys have absolutely no understanding of the issues and are assaulted from both sides by lawyers determined to mislead them. In general, jurys go with the guy who has the nice smile and smooth delivery because they are completely clueless about the merits of the case.
Why not "loser pays"? A poor man with a solid case should have no problem finding competent counsel.
Why not paid professional jurors?
Why not a system that allows the jury to ask
all the questions? Unlike the lawyers, their only motivation would be to seek the truth. Nah, too radical. Can't have that.