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By your logic there is no justice system, and I'm not sure that everyone agrees with that.

We have a justice system, it's just hopelessly corrupt and biased in favor of those in power.

So you could say that you have the best justice system money can buy?

Do you by any chance read the blog of the German blogger fefe? xD

He does make this joke "the best XYZ money can buy" about governments, judges and police in europe and the US quite often.

Sorry, but no.

The joke is old. I first heard in the early 90's, applied to government. It was old then.

I honestly would not be surprised if it could be traced to the early days of the Renaissance :)

I'd suspect Ancient Greece at least. I would not be surprised if a variation of it was sarcastically uttered within the first week of money encountering law.

We have a legal system that is largely PTW. We do not have a justice system. Many will disagree with it because they have never been on the wrong side of the system and accepting such a harsh reality in place of their ideal fantasy is very difficult. I'm almost jealous of such individuals for, as it is said in popular culture, ignorance is bliss (when the ignorance is of a danger you can neither prepare for nor flee from).

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