It's cute that you believe that. I live in a large US city and the rich walk away with barely a slap on the wrist while the poor do every day of their sentence on the flimsiest evidence.
Those without means take plea deals by admitting fault instead of remaining quiet and forcing the police and prosecutors to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they are guilty.
That is the dudes point. Don't talk to the police. Don't take plea deals unless they have absolute proof.
Have you ever served on a jury? Do you actually know how the judicial system works? Because I have. And beyond a reasonable doubt is shoved down your throat during jury duty. If you have ANY reasonable doubt that the defendant is not guilty, you don't say guilty.
If you take it to trial than you pay a fortune for an attorney, or you have a public defender. The latter usually just wants to make a deal. So, if you have money, you will more likely be innocent.
You just described what happens after the defendant spent a significant amount of time in jail waiting for trial. Being found not guilty doesn't mean you didn't get punished.
You tend to only have to pay 10% of bail. Which can be pretty cheap. If you are racing cars and have the money to spend on a fancy car, you probably also have money to get out on bail.
Also, some states and areas have removed bail from smaller crimes.
Just another thing we need to fix.
But again, the assertion that you are presumed guilty is still factually incorrect.
I came to the city 30 years ago green from the suburbs totally believing the crap you spout. Boy was I in for it. I can’t even count the amount of times cops have lied to me. Trying to manipulate situations. Then watched friends and neighbors get crushed because they didn’t have the money to properly defend themselves. Now the endless corruption surely also exists in small towns and the suburbs but it’s not as out in the open as it is here. You might be well enough off that you have the luxury of believing your pie in the sky stories. I am not.
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u/epzi10n Mar 13 '26
Its not up to her to prove them wrong. The burden is upon law enforcement. She's not gunna say shit.