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I have studied the justice systems of Canada and the USA. Our current systems are very bad and very unjust. The current systems result in tons of innocent people being locked up in prison. Also, people are punished way to severely for their crimes. We also need to keep in mind that a person who repents of a crime is forgiven by God, and should therefore be forgiven (and not punished) by man. Proof that I am right is this Bible verse:
Mark 1:4
"And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins."

What the Police do Wrong

  1. Assuming guilt without proof


    When investigating a crime, the police try to guess who did it. The often think they know who did it, but are unable to prove it. Well, even though they cannot prove the persons guilt, they believe that person is guilty anyways. If the police were just, they would not decide they know who did it before being able to prove it. What ever happened to "innocent until proven guilty?" The police violate this principal by believing somebody is guilty without being able to prove it. If you cannot prove it, how can you believe the person is guilty? Also, the police sometimes assume a person is guilty without even listening to the suspect's side of the story. When they do interview the suspect, they have already assumed guilt and treat the suspect accordingly.

  2. Forcing suspects to confess


    A lot of police officers will hold an interrogation of a suspect. They ask the same questions over and over again. They try to wear down the suspect. They tell lies in an attempt to trick the suspect into confessing. They will interrogate for hours and hours. These tactics are wrong and unjust. Have you not heard that innocent people will confess to crimes if they are tricked into confessing or are forced to confess. Because of this, confessions should be inadmissible in court. If you don't listen to this, then the police should adhere to these rules:
    • The suspect must always have a defense lawyer present during interviews, even if the suspect doesn't ask for one.
    • Don't interrogate the suspect, but rather ask him a few questions.
    • Only ask a question once.
    • Don't lie in an attempt to force a confession. For example, the police could say "we found your DNA at the crime scene," when in fact they didn't. That lie would compel the innocent person to confess.
    • Don't trick them by saying, "If you confess you will get punished less." An innocent person will believe it and confess to avoid a more severe punishment.

  3. Suspect line-ups


    These line-ups are flawed and don't work half the time. Basically, the witness viewing the line-up won't pick the person they know did it, but rather will pick the person that most closely resembles the person that did it. Also, witnesses forget exactly what the perpetrator looked like. So, they could pick an innocent person out of the line-up.

  4. Composite Sketches are not accurate


    These sketches are useless and never exactly resemble what the perpetrator looked like. Witnesses quickly forget exactly what the guy looked like. And even if they kind of remember, the sketch artist never gets it 100% correct, which means innocent people could be accused based on the picture.

Dirty Tactics Prosecutors Use

  1. They Lie During Trials


    They make accusations that they know cannot be proven, which is a type of lie.

  2. They Give Theories That Cannot be Proven


    Prosecutors always tell the judge or jury their theory on how and why the suspect committed the offense. Since a theory is a guess at what happened, it should be inadmissible in court. The jury could convict the suspect based upon a guess, not a proven fact.

  3. They do Character Assassination


    When prosecutors use this tactic, they are basically telling lies about the suspect in an attempt to sway the jury. Even if the suspect is a bad person, that does not prove guilt in committing the offense. Only relevant info should be provided at court, and therefore character assassination should be inadmissible in court. It can sway the jury, even though it is irrelevant.

  4. They Bring up Past Offenses


    Just because a suspect allegedly committed the same offense in the past doesn't make it relevant to bring it up. The judge or jury could convict a suspect not based up on the evidence, but simply because the guy did it before. What if he did it in the past, but was not the one who did it this time?

  5. They Show Grainy Surveillance Videos


    Sometimes the prosecutor will show the Judge or Jury grainy video which they claim shows the suspect. Anyone being honest would have to admit you cannot identify a person using a grainy video. The video should have to be in HD or better to be admissible in court.

Judges and Juries

  1. Judges Not Qualified


    Judges are experts at Law, but not necessarily experts in morality and righteousness. Therefore, they are not qualified to be judges. Judges should consider morality when it comes to what the decide, what they say, and what they do. I am an expert at morality, which is evidenced by my making this teaching website.

  2. Juries Not Qualified


    Jury members for the most part are not experts neither in Law nor morality. How can they make a legal decision when they don't understand either of these things.

  3. Hung Juries


    Right now, if there is a hung jury, they re-try the case. That is wrong. Remember, juries are supposed to decide if the suspect is guilty. If the jury cannot decide innocent or guilty, then I believe the suspect should be declared innocent, and the case should not be re-tried. If the jury cannot decide guilt, then that implies that the suspect has not been proven guilty, and should therefore be declared innocent.

  4. Ban the Jury System


    Because juries are not qualified, we must stop using them.

  5. Juries Taking a Long Time to Decide the Verdict


    Sometimes it takes juries hours to decide the verdict. I don't believe that makes sense. I think that if the Jury cannot decide the verdict quickly, then that means there is reasonable doubt. If some of the jury members at first don't agree the suspect is guilty, then the suspect should automatically be found innocent.

Punishment

  1. Life Sentences or Long Sentences


    Life sentences and long ones are very unjust, regardless of the crime committed. People should not be locked up for life for one crime committed. Even good people commit serious offenses, such as murder. Consider King David in the bible. He murdered Uriah because David had gotten Uriah's wife pregnant. Even though he did this, the bible calls him a righteous man. David was not locked up in prison by God for the crime. God forgave him and didn't punish him hardly at all. As such, we should follow God's example and not lock people up for dozens of years. Being locked up is crazy miserable. You don't realize how badly you are harming somebody when you lock him up for life. God just told me, the punishment for a serious offense should be a maximum of 10 years in prison.

  2. Three Strikes Laws


    This law is insane. Some people who commit crimes are addicted to it. Those people are being locked up for life for committing 3 minor or major offenses. It is not just. Committing multiple crimes is not worse than committing one crime. Those people who break this law are severely messed up and they don't know what they are doing.

  3. Hard Labor


    My friends, it is bad enough that a person is locked up in a small prison cell without being forced to do miserable hard labor. Nobody should be forced to do hard labor as being locked up in prison is good enough. Also, keep in mind that many people locked up are innocent and don't deserve prison or hard labor.

  4. Electric Chair


    This is terrible way to punish somebody. It hurts massively. The electric chair is a form of torture, and that is unacceptable.

  5. Give them Entertainment


    It is so miserable being locked up. We should give prisoners activities to do in prison, such as books, TV, games, etc.

Changes to Laws

  1. Let Everyone out of Prison


    Because half the people in prison are innocent or have repented, everyone should be let out of prison, and no longer have a criminal record.

  2. Statutes of Limitation


    We currently have statutes of limitation laws which say you can not go to trial for an offense after a set amount of time after the crime was committed. The reason is you cannot have a fair trial since evidence is gone, witnesses die or forget what they saw. The suspect also forgets what their alibi was since it happened years ago. This law is good, however it doesn't apply to serious offenses like murder. That is completely wrong. People accused of murder have the right to a fair trial too, but they don't get it because this law doesn't apply to their situation.

  3. No Re-trials


    It is wrong to keep going to trial for an offense over and over again. It should be law that the prosecutor can only go to trial once for an offense.

  4. Don't Televise Court Proceedings


    Criminal cases are not entertainment and it is wrong to televise them. What if the accused is innocent but everyone knows who they are and what they look like. People judge the accused person because they assume that person is guilty, even if they are found innocent. It ruins their reputation unjustly.

  5. Parole for Everyone


    Convicted persons often get life sentences without the possibility of parole. I disagree with that. All people should have the possibility of parole. The reason is, some convicts have repented and others are actually innocent of the crime. Parole gets these people out of prison earlier, which they would deserve.

  6. Voluntary Incarceration


    If the punishment for an offence is severe, the person is tempted to murder the victim to keep from getting caught. For example, if the punishment for rape is severe, the perpetrator might be tempted to murder his victim. If the punishment is not severe, then the rapist would be less likely to murder the person. I believe that some rapists would confess their crime(s) if the punishment wasn't severe. We should create new facilities for "voluntary" incarceration. For example, a person who is addicted to raping women could voluntarily go to one of these facilities where he would receive help overcoming his addiction, and it would be harder for him to rape again. Because this is a voluntary facility, he could sign out and leave at any time. Because it is not punishment going there, the facility must be a nice place to live. There should be entertainment, a comfortable living quarters, and delicious food.