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| Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, September 07 2012 @ 10:42 AM EDT |
The approach for public opinion is the market place and/or Congress. Well,
strike the latter for incompetence.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Wol on Friday, September 07 2012 @ 12:47 PM EDT |
Yes the courts SHOULD listen to public opinion. If they don't, it brings the law
into disrepute.
That's not to say they should BEND to public opinion. That happens, far too
often, and the result is often a blatant miscarriage of justice.
But to ignore justified outrage by the public is exactly what will result in
laws being ignored. If the court listens, and then makes its own mind up (even
to the point of saying "public opinion is wrong because ..." or
"the law is an ass because ...") then that is the right thing to do,
and earns respect.
Cheers,
Wol[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Tyro on Friday, September 07 2012 @ 08:10 PM EDT |
If I felt that the judicial system was really a place run by logic, that ignored
outside pressures, then I might think you had a point. Even then I'm not sure
I'd agree with it. But there are often indications that the judicial system
bends in the favor of those who are wealthy and powerful. In a multitude of
different ways, some officially acknowledged, others illegal, but rarely to
never prosecuted. Given that, I suspect that public sentiment would be no worse
than the other external influences that already exist.
When high priced lawyers game the system, I don't think you can claim that input
from the public would make things worse.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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