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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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To: KLP who wrote (8446)1/6/2006 3:39:12 PM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (2) of 541430
 
whether they were under the influence of a substance or not.


Laws and Justice are not supposed to be a bunch of "gotcha's". It is supposed to be a system which makes society a better and more reliable place to live. To that end you can't expect justice if all responses are according to a formula, you might as well have a computer instead of a judge.

There is also a fairness issue if drugs can be used by the prosecutor to imply irresponsibility, then they should be allowed by the defense for whatever issue they bring to bear.

TP
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