" Fresh evidence uncovered ",as stated in todays Essex and Colchester Gazette.

[notsure]

The US legal system is quite different from ours.

You’re right Caroline, the US justice system is something I can’t get my head around. Illusion of justice is a good read about the system over there. But there is also a huge amount of corruption over there and racism has a lot to with it. . Stupid sods keep getting caught out though.

I don’t get some of the stuff they do. Just a few days ago there was a piece on finding 293 places for prisoners with dimentia and in wheelchairs, shipping them off to other prisons isn’t really the answer and won’t solve the problem.

There sentencing is much harsher than ours. Most prisoners who were there but did not commit the actual homicde get life without parole. They are going to run out of space soon lol

[Caroline]

You’re right Caroline, the US justice system is something I can’t get my head around. Illusion of justice is a good read about the system over there. But there is also a huge amount of corruption over there and racism has a lot to with it. . Stupid sods keep getting caught out though.

I don’t get some of the stuff they do. Just a few days ago there was a piece on finding 293 places for prisoners with dimentia and in wheelchairs, shipping them off to other prisons isn’t really the answer and won’t solve the problem.

There sentencing is much harsher than ours. Most prisoners who were there but did not commit the actual homicde get life without parole. They are going to run out of space soon lol

Hi Notsure, yes VERY racist which allowed the OJ defence to play the race card - I don't think OJ would have gotten off here. Their jury system is odd too - selection is called voir dire where the judge and council basically interviews each juror as to their suitability. 

There are a massive disproportionate number of black people both incarcerated and on death row - you are far more likely to receive the death penalty if you're black.

I don't suppose anyone has a perfect system and there is always be those that abuse it but I think I prefer ours to theirs.

[notsure]

Hi Notsure, yes VERY racist which allowed the OJ defence to play the race card - I don't think OJ would have gotten off here. Their jury system is odd too - selection is called voir dire where the judge and council basically interviews each juror as to their suitability. 

There are a massive disproportionate number of black people both incarcerated and on death row - you are far more likely to receive the death penalty if you're black.

I don't suppose anyone has a perfect system and there is always be those that abuse it but I think I prefer ours to theirs.

Me too