[Stone Mountain]

And while I'm at it, how come Joe Friday never had ONE, not ONE, innocent man arrested in all his years on TV? Were we supposed to believe that everyone arrested by the cops was really innocent?? WHAT PERFECT BS THEY FED US AS KIDS.


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[jpl]

For what it's worth, I agree with you that it's better for a guilty man to go free than an innocent man to be convicted. I'm also a full believer in jury nullification. And yes, some people are indeed framed. That doesn't change the fact though that almost everyone who comes into court broke the law. Whether or not the law is just is a totally different matter.

[MadisonA]

I agree with O'Reilly and here is the point.
O'Reilly is saying defense attorneys go above and beyond the call of duty in defending guilty clients. Even to the point of making things up and stating false facts to confuse the jury. They don't really have to hire bogus experts, try to chip away at every piece of evidence, confuse the jury with things that have no relevance to the case and flat out lie. They even try to stack the jury with people who will be dumb enough to believe any B.S. the lawyer comes up with to get their client off.

The greed of lawyers for notoriety in winning cases by any means necessary for $$$$$$ is the problem.

The solution to all this is juries should start using common sense and stop listening to defense attorneys all together. Defense attorneys would soon be drowning in their own irrelevance. It is my opinion that 99% of defendants charged are guilty.

When I'm on a jury it is up to that defendant to prove to me they are not guilty, not the other way around. If they don't take the stand they're guilty. I don't believe in this not taking the stand to defend oneself crap. I know juries aren't suppose to hold it against them, but that is unreasonable and ridiculous. Of course I won't tell anybody any of this when making my decision as juror. I will be using common sense not going by antiquated/obsolete rules.

[L.N. Smithee]

And while I'm at it, how come Joe Friday never had ONE, not ONE, innocent man arrested in all his years on TV? Were we supposed to believe that everyone arrested by the cops was really innocent??

Dragnet was based on actual LAPD cases that resulted in convictions. Joe Friday was a composite figure.

That's why.