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This is what's wrong with our justice system.
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<blockquote data-quote="boondocks" data-source="post: 1368927" data-attributes="member: 20599"><p>All due respect, most public defenders start at about 30k (maybe a few grand more in a big city where cost of living is way higher) and top out in the 40s. Many barely make ends meet, especially considering student loans. They provide a very important "check and balance" to our criminal justice system, ensuring (as best they can, given their high case loads) that "the state" (prosecutors, cops) meet their burdens of proof and don't run roughshod on all of us. I don't always agree with their methods, and there will always be cases that get dragged out too long, but it's a dang better system than mob justice. </p><p></p><p>Although, yeah, there are sometimes criminals I'd like to let Raylan Givens loose on.</p><p> :tiphat:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boondocks, post: 1368927, member: 20599"] All due respect, most public defenders start at about 30k (maybe a few grand more in a big city where cost of living is way higher) and top out in the 40s. Many barely make ends meet, especially considering student loans. They provide a very important "check and balance" to our criminal justice system, ensuring (as best they can, given their high case loads) that "the state" (prosecutors, cops) meet their burdens of proof and don't run roughshod on all of us. I don't always agree with their methods, and there will always be cases that get dragged out too long, but it's a dang better system than mob justice. Although, yeah, there are sometimes criminals I'd like to let Raylan Givens loose on. :tiphat: [/QUOTE]
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