tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post9072356662375881946..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: More on Mexico's legal reformsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17497596479690296052009-01-06T14:50:00.000-06:002009-01-06T14:50:00.000-06:00Nothing can change the way that people do things i...Nothing can change the way that people do things in mexico. Only bringing a new group of guys to lead the nation, then would be a considerable change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-76348551388229986692008-11-18T10:29:00.000-06:002008-11-18T10:29:00.000-06:00As a person facing daily this situation here in Me...As a person facing daily this situation here in Mexico I can tell that some reforms are good but as long as the adhere to the law. Honestly we need to improve in our legal system if we want to promote this country as a good place to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22154553116071865472008-09-07T22:17:00.000-05:002008-09-07T22:17:00.000-05:00Our criminal justice system is not great. Don't b...Our criminal justice system is not great. Don't believe everything you read.<BR/><BR/>95% of convictions are plea deals. How can anyone get due process when effective the only choice they have is to plead guilty.<BR/><BR/>As far as appeals, you will loose. Take a look at how many of the 5% that do not plead guilty, are found guilty and then appeal actually win. As I said, you will loose.<BR/><BR/>Once you are convicted, you automatically become a second class citizen and the land of opportunity shuts the doors to you. There is no redemption.<BR/><BR/>As far as Mexico's legal reforms, at least they're willing to agree that improvements are needed and begin the slow painful process of actually changing their system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57098825081034241942008-09-07T20:56:00.000-05:002008-09-07T20:56:00.000-05:00Read the book "Chasing Justice" and the book "Smit...Read the book "Chasing Justice" and the book "Smith County Justice". Both true stories. Then tell me we have a great criminal justice system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-86902049833637425592008-09-07T20:52:00.000-05:002008-09-07T20:52:00.000-05:00Our system is not corrupt? Appeals? In Texas the ...Our system is not corrupt? <BR/><BR/>Appeals? In Texas the COurt of Criminal Appeals can sit on an appeal indefinitely. The longest I know was 8 years and the guy was on death row and has since been exonerated. Our system is just as corrupt as Mexico's. We just don't want to believe it. <BR/><BR/>I was framed by a corrupt DA and his investigator and they tried to charge me with a felony until I hired an attorney they were afraid of. The judge was the former DA who by all accounts still believes he is the DA. He set a ridiculous (and unconsitutional) bond. I was told by multiple attornies there was no way I would get a fair trial in his court. I ended up pleading to a misdemeanor for something that I didn't do. If I had went to court I would probably be serving a 5 year prison sentence based on a corrupt DA's lie. I think I would have been better off in Mexico.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15439274477114462882008-09-07T19:14:00.000-05:002008-09-07T19:14:00.000-05:00Well who's legal system is better than that of the...Well who's legal system is better than that of the United States is something I would like to know.<BR/><BR/>Are innocent people convicted? I know they are. Do we have system of appeals to deal with this, yes we do. If there is another country that does it better I would like to know where it is. Just tell me.<BR/><BR/>The Mexican legal system is so corrupt. I mean the "Policia Judicial" are actually are actually both judge and peace officer all wrapped up into one! They can arrest you and pronounce sentence.<BR/><BR/>The Mexican Military patrols the countryside and it is often wondered how many arrestees actually make it to jail or whether they were even charged with anything.<BR/><BR/>Mexico is MESSED UP from the top down. I really consider myself and my family lucky for the system here in the U.S. where people live in relative safety and security.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18671388726606735552008-09-07T15:51:00.000-05:002008-09-07T15:51:00.000-05:00Yikes, a mean a lot more minor.Yikes, a mean a lot more minor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29429861200472093012008-09-07T15:50:00.000-05:002008-09-07T15:50:00.000-05:00I don't know if it will help or not but unlike the...I don't know if it will help or not but unlike the above poster I think our system is a whole lot better. It's not perfect by any means, but given a choice in real life I would rather be tried under our system than under theirs.<BR/><BR/>I think the biggest issue is institutional. You don't change the way judges judge simply by telling them to do the job differently. Our own judges are a great example of that, and over affairs a lot less minor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-5446667566074833472008-09-07T13:51:00.000-05:002008-09-07T13:51:00.000-05:00The idea that our system is better than Mexico's i...The idea that our system is better than Mexico's is mostly just an illusion. In our system the innocent are often convicted. Judges are biased. Most jurors walk into a courtroom assuming guilt, not innocence. Witnesses lie, sometimes at the coaxing of prosecutors, prosecutors withhold evidence, etc. The presumption of innocence in our system is a myth. I recall a recent study that said juries get it wrong 1 in 6 times usually erring by convicting the innocent. Juries are not a guarantee of fairness and justice. Often the jury is swayed by an illusion and it is this instead of the truth that often prevails in our courts. We like to think our system is superior but in reality it isn't much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45122633640771072652008-09-07T10:20:00.000-05:002008-09-07T10:20:00.000-05:00Too little, too late. The US Drug war has enriche...Too little, too late. The US Drug war has enriched Mexican and South American criminals where they will be able to resist any reformations of the civil life of the drug-supplying countries.<BR/> Nice job Drug Warriors!Robert Langhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497658569363397644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78163956432800022972008-09-07T10:17:00.000-05:002008-09-07T10:17:00.000-05:00It's certainly an improvement over the existing sy...It's certainly an improvement over the existing system. We will have to wait and see if the protections in place to protect citizens against the might of the state are adequate to protect the rights of the accused. I guess we should also ask if one of the panelists is sleeping with the state's attorney.<BR/><BR/>Paul B. Kennedy<BR/>Attorney at Law<BR/>http://kennedy-law.blogspot.comPaul B. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827522954049831696noreply@blogger.com