Criminal Justice

We all know there's something wrong somewhere - rich Western civilisation gloats and stuffs itself full of its own promise as poorer, geographically challenged barrens scrabble amongst themselves for scraps from the industrialised table.The trouble lurks in the halls of justice of the major nations of the world, where law reigns supreme: the servant has evicted the master.The law was devised as a system for enabling justice to be done, but somewhere along the line it has become the goal itself, because the world is too afraid to let people make a decision and actually decide.We hide behind screens of 'inadmissible evidence' (how the hell can evidence be inadmissible???) and juries being directed to 'forget they heard' certain information. Persistent criminals are allowed to pretend they're just the next man in the street, whilst alleged victims are shorn of all hope and dignity before being cast out with only the prospect of a hollow victory in which the guilty are treated to a reasonable class of living, free adult education and above average facilities in an environment free of the threat of burglars and the like.Criminal justice systems in the developed world require a drastic, harsh and comprehensive overhaul... and soon.