There is no true justice anymore. The criminals have more rights than the victims.
my nephew just went to prison, (he's like 5'3") and a really good kid basically. He never hurt anyone, or was mean to small animals, kept to himself etc. He is only 19; he even learned sign language to talk with a deaf kid he became friends with; but he got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time & with a prosecuting attorney who was up for re-election.
He was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a first offense. He was not a pure as the driven snow kid, he had a quarter gram of crystal meth on him when he was arrested so don't think I'm defending that. He went to buy his dope from some of his "friends" & they turned states evidence on him & he got charged with their lab & their hunting rifle. He did not live there, he was a customer.
They got probation (their second offense) & he's in prison & has to serve six years before he is even eligable for parole.
The prosecutor is dead now, that's some justice, but it doesn't help my nephew. When (if) he gets out, he had better never touch dope again, which I don't think he will, he is scared & miserable. He told me in a letter not long ago how horrible & sick the people are in his barracks, he's just lucky one of my partners is in there with him to watch out for him.
Nope justice is not just.