In the U.S., why is justice in a criminal case based upon how much the defense lawyer charges?
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If you want an OJ defense, you gotta come up with the juice.
That's a side-effect of the way money works.
In a capitalist system,. more money = more resources, and the ability to afford higher quality. Less money == lower quality.
So, rich people can afford better lawyers. And since the trial is a game with rules -- the better player wins.
While I disagree with your question, let me remind you of one fact. Lawyers, like any other commodity, run the gamut between good and poor. You do get what you pay for, and quality does not come cheap.
It's not a question of "buying justice". It all boils down to the best job being provided by the best qualified to do the job.
it is the same in everything.
why do you think the top players in sports get paid alot, becuase the owners want to win and if you want to win you have to pay the people with the most talent more money.
Same goes for lawyers, they have become some of the best so they charge more.
If people all got paid the same then no one would excell. It is part of the problem that the soviets ran into. under communism everyone was paid the same to do the same job. well would you bust your but to make the same as someone who was lazy? this stiffled there abillity to have creativity.
the answer is life is not fair, but I will say this I am 38 years old and never given the law a reason to even look at me for a crime. that is the solution to not needing crappy defense in a trial.
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