The purpose of the legal system is to enforce the laws.
Does it fulfill it? No. Trump was convicted on 34 counts, has not been held accountable. If you have the money to delay judgement you can get away with anything.
On the other end of the spectrum, if you don’t have money and can’t afford legal representation, we are SUPPOSED to provide a public defender.
When there aren’t enough public defenders to go around, those cases aren’t even prosecuted.
The purpose of the legal system is to enforce the laws.
Does it fulfill it? No. Trump was convicted on 34 counts, has not been held accountable. If you have the money to delay judgement you can get away with anything.
On the other end of the spectrum, if you don’t have money and can’t afford legal representation, we are SUPPOSED to provide a public defender.
When there aren’t enough public defenders to go around, those cases aren’t even prosecuted.
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/31/appellate-court-affirms-ruling-releasing-defendants-from-jail-with-no-public-defender/
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/13/oregon-counsel-unrepresented-attorneys-crisis-misdemeanors-felony-cases/
https://www.mcda.us/index.php/news/da-mike-schmidt-calls-lack-of-public-defenders-an-urgent-threat-to-public-safety