> there is one criminal justice system in this country.
That's an illusion. There's almost no wealthy criminal that sees the walls of a prison - and if they do, they find ways to get out very quickly thanks to their connections.
That's an illusion. There's almost no wealthy criminal that sees the walls of a prison - and if they do, they find ways to get out very quickly thanks to their connections.
The way I perceive it the US justice system is too prone to be toyed around with by people with money. A lot of the stuff people pull off in the US would land you in contempt of court if you just tried it elsewhere on the world.
Innocent until proven guily, I get all of that, but what money factually buys you in the US is ridiculous
Under our peculiar pay-to-play “cash bail” system, it only applies to those who can afford the fee.
For the rest of the people it’s very much the opposite: stay imprisoned (and lose your job etc) until not proven guilty.
To avoid this, many people take a loan from a “bail bondsman” that comes with a service fee of around 10% of the bail —- which might easily be tens of thousands of dollars and leave a poor person in crippling debt for years or forever — regardless of guilt.
What makes you think this?