Common Sense Soapbox
About this show
Short videos with a punchy, comedic tone and entertaining Socratic characters taking on trending issues and important concepts from a classical liberal perspective, written & animated by Seamus Coughlin.
The US Justice System is RIGGED
August 22, 2023
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus gives the crew a lesson on how biased the American justice system really is.
CREDITS:
Written by Sean W. Malone
Animated by LtAmazil, Adamdonk, and Emily Slatt
Voiced by Seamus Coughlin and nosoup4knowles
Layout by Jaime Velasquez, Trevor Smith
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
LINKS:
– Plea Bargains –
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/22/1158356619/plea-bargains-criminal-cases-justice#:~:text=a%20plea%20bargain.-,The%20American%20Bar%20Association%20says%20the%20practice%20puts%20efficiency%20over,being%20coerced%20to%20plead%20guilty.
https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/coercive-plea-bargaining-has-poisoned-the-criminal-justice-system-its-time-to-suck-the-venom-out
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/plea-bargaining-unnecessary-evil
– Politics of Prosecution –
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/politics-prosecution-decision-prosecute#:~:text=POLITICS%20OF%20PROSECUTION%20%2D%20THE%20DECISION%20TO%20PROSECUTE,-NCJ%20Number&text=THE%20AUTHOR%20VIEWS%20THE%20PROSECUTOR'S,ORDER%20TO%20ACHIEVE%20ITS%20GOALS.
https://harpers.org/2008/02/when-is-a-prosecution-political/
https://law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Prosecutorial-Power.pdf
https://www.novalegalgroup.com/what-percentage-of-criminal-cases-go-to-trial/
– Two-Tiered Justice –
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2009/01/28/definition-two-tiered-justice-system
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_fa88bd9e-1cd3-11ed-813d-83eb93b2e2cd.html
https://time.com/6288982/pentagon-leaker-and-trump-are-a-test-of-two-tiered-justice-system/
