The point of laws and legal procedures and the intricate rules regarding our criminal justice system is, of course, to seek justice and righteousness … and, secondarily, to get people to believe in the system (rather than take justice into their own hands).
But too often, the focus on the system means that justice is denied. Because justice may require the system to be ignored, circumvented, extra steps taken, exceptions made, and the like. Thus, even though it means missing out on underlying justice, those in the system protect themselves and their interests and their processes by focusing on the legal niceties, not the underlying goals. Case in point … #ddtb
Reshared post from +Think Progress
The state has no good reason to deny the DNA test
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Alabama Denies DNA Test To Potentially Innocent Man On Death Row
Andrew Cohen chronicles the many uncertainties in Alabama’s case against Thomas Arthur, who was convicted of murder three decades ago and is scheduled to be executed next month. They include a key wit…