Blackstone published his Ratio in 1760's England:

  It is better that ten guilty persons escape 
  than that one innocent suffer.

According to wikipedia, the sentiment expressed is much older than Blackstone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone%27s_ratio

> This is a particularly prescient idea today. We tell people to trust the legal system to protect their rights.

I was prosecuted for 'trespassing' and 'misdemeanor assault', after my failed attempt to use a granted court order to free my friend from illegal confinement in a hospital emergency room (ref: my comment history).

I think the prosecutor realized while I was testifying that I was not like the other people he prosecuted, and attempted to elicit truth with his cross examination.

I was convicted by the city court judge, and sentenced to 2 years of unsupervised probation. My attorney said the problem was my accuser was a retired police officer who works for the state's largest non-Walmart private employer.

Still furious at getting steamrolled. Aside from the first judge, who granted habeas corpus on my pro se petition, I've gotten screwed by most the other judges who've considered my subsequent petitions over the years.

I think the Justices in Washington DC will have to do their job on my next petition to their court. Previously I asked to file under seal, which gave the court of appeals and the justices a convenient way to avoid having to deal with my petitions.

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