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As things stand we have a system where the accused are afforded the presumption of innocence, allowed to defend themselves, are allowed to have witnesses on their own behalf and allowed to have an impartial jury.
Based on several recent cases (George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor and others) there is no question but that a whole lot of Americans are unhappy with that system. Should we change the laws and get rid of the 4th, 5th and 6th Amendments? Doing so would allow all investigation to be conducted through Twitter videos, blogs and chat rooms. There would be no requirement that accusers entertain counter-evidence and no requirement that one accused of a crime be afforded any defense whatsoever.
Would that solve the problem with riots? If we merely sacrificed a few freedoms in an effort to pacify a passionate, active and entitled segment of society that we know has already suffered hundreds of years of oppression would they stop their aggression and be satisfied?
Based on several recent cases (George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor and others) there is no question but that a whole lot of Americans are unhappy with that system. Should we change the laws and get rid of the 4th, 5th and 6th Amendments? Doing so would allow all investigation to be conducted through Twitter videos, blogs and chat rooms. There would be no requirement that accusers entertain counter-evidence and no requirement that one accused of a crime be afforded any defense whatsoever.
Would that solve the problem with riots? If we merely sacrificed a few freedoms in an effort to pacify a passionate, active and entitled segment of society that we know has already suffered hundreds of years of oppression would they stop their aggression and be satisfied?