No offense taken. But that's not the product of my profession, it's the system of justice, both civil and criminal, that we have is this county.KBCraig wrote:No offense, but that's quite an indictment against your profession.Charles L. Cotton wrote:I live in the courtroom where perception rules the day. Most of the factors Liberty pointed out will be brought out in trial and may well determine the outcome. Your point in earlier posts about having a right to get correct information from a CHL instructor is absolutely correct, but shortly out of law school, I learned that what the law "says" and what happens in court are often miles apart.
Chas.
The priorities of all parties to any court action should be that, one, justice prevails; and, two, that the law is applied equally. Sadly, the priority of all parties is to win, even if it means twisting "perception" so that the facts of the case, the law, and justice are all secondary.
The American system of justice is an adversarial one. The "truth" is found by the battle of opposing sides before an unbiased trier of fact, either a judge or a jury. My job is to present my client's case in the best possible light and to make my opponent's case look weak. Of course I want to win, as does my client. That's how an adversarial system works.
Remember too that what you believe is the "truth" or what the law requires may very well be different from the person standing next to you. That's why the adversarial system is the best possible approach, albeit imperfect.
Chas.
