In the big picture an arrest and the subsequent legal proceeding isn't a big deal in someone's life if they are exonerated.
We shouldn't short-cut the legal process with a quick, possibly faulty process.
We shouldn't short-cut the legal process with a quick, possibly faulty process.
It is if they lose their job because they're in jail. It is if they don't have anyone else to look after their kid while they're in jail. It is if they can't afford court fees.
Being processed in a time frame that matches the severity of the crime seems more fitting.
[1] http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/the-basics-plea-barga...
6th amendment to the US constitution:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the
right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury
of the State and district wherein the crime shall have
been committed, which district shall have been previously
ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the
witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for
obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the
Assistance of Counsel for his defenseThe problem isn't me being pulled over and questioned. I can brush it off as an unfortunate side-effect of an otherwise beneficial solution. Those people that live day by day and have no allowance to deal with this shit literally have their lives ruined by such an interaction.
Says someone with a disturbing lack of empathy.