Wyman wrote:Yes, Kercher and Knox, sorry. Such travesties happen with regularity in adversarial systems - which I take it is what you are trying to fix with your idea of professional jurors. I was remarking that, although a travesty occurred, they had a system that could fix it and get it right in the end.
I guess from Amanda Knox's perspective they finally got it right, but that doesn't mean they actually got it right. And even if they did, how do you justify putting Amanda through that nightmare with no compensation whatsoever?
I don't justify it I realize that mistakes happen all the time and the best we can hope for is to have a chance to fix them. You are swinging for the seats - all or nothing - in trying to get it right every time the first time.
Wyman wrote:Yes, Kercher and Knox, sorry. Such travesties happen with regularity in adversarial systems - which I take it is what you are trying to fix with your idea of professional jurors. I was remarking that, although a travesty occurred, they had a system that could fix it and get it right in the end.
I guess from Amanda Knox's perspective they finally got it right, but that doesn't mean they actually got it right. And even if they did, how do you justify putting Amanda through that nightmare with no compensation whatsoever?
I don't justify it I realize that mistakes happen all the time and the best we can hope for is to have a chance to fix them. You are swinging for the seats - all or nothing - in trying to get it right every time the first time.
It's true you can't eliminate mistakes, but when the government makes one, it's incumbent upon them to pay damages and make restitution to the victim.