This is something I’ve wondered for a long time. Why do we have our courts set up as an adversarial system? We have two opposing sides trying to convince 12 random citizens that their preferred trial outcome is right. If the point is to uncover the truth or serve justice or protect the public or whatever, it seems like a really dumb set up.
[…] Depending on the trial, it’s more like being a busybody or watching a spectator sport. When people have a rooting interest, it doesn’t matter anymore what actually happened or what … With the high profile cases, it’s turned into a type of outrage porn. It’s unseemly at […]