The Injustice System & Damien Echols

[Revoltingest]

Thanks, you caught up at the moment?

You have to ask!
No spoilers.

 

[dust1n]

You have to ask!
No spoilers.

AH, well, soon enough. Got thoughts about Disenchantment yet?

But ya, our justice system is sorts of... messed up these days. I had not even realized until the other day that like 15+ states are not even legally required to compensate those who've been wrongly convicted, even when a conviction was brought about through illegitimate means. It's really hard to even know where one would need to start to even slightly improve the shortcomings of the justice system.

 

[Revoltingest]

AH, well, soon enough. Got thoughts about Disenchantment yet?

Watched a few episodes.
Not capturing my attention yet.
No compelling characters.

But ya, our justice system is sorts of... messed up these days. I had not even realized until the other day that like 15+ states are not even legally required to compensate those who've been wrongly convicted, even when a conviction was brought about through illegitimate means. It's really hard to even know where one would need to start to even slightly improve the shortcomings of the justice system.

It's always been messed up.
I daresay that it used to be even worse.
But the flavor of problems is changing, particularly with the 3-strikes cell filling effect.

 

[tytlyf]

That's like shooting yourself in the foot.

I wonder why PTSD isn't discussed when we see bad cops killing unarmed people? I'd reckon that PTSD could be the reason some of these incidents happen.

 

[dust1n]

Watched a few episodes.
Not capturing my attention yet.
No compelling characters.

Yea it's really loose, in terms of what the plot is exactly. I mean, they even make jokes in the show about how confusing the story up to that point. It does, at least actually sort of start solidifying and tying things together towards the end of the season. Not sure, yet. I think it has some potential, now that the characters have sort of been established, but it really depends on how much they can humanize some of the characters.

It's always been messed up.
I daresay that it used to be even worse.
But the flavor of problems is changing, particularly with the 3-strikes cell filling effect.

Fair. I mean, Reconstruction, just as an example. The problems have definitely changed in nature and morphed with time.