ah. Another old friend on silk.. I'm sure you saw 'cool hand luke', a propos your road building suggestion? :)
Prisons as a source of cheap labor / chain gangs has its own pitfalls.. -- srs/nokia e71 -original message- Subject: Re: [silk] Netherlands to close prisons for lack of criminals From: "Lahar Appaiah" <thew...@gmail.com> Date: 30-05-2009 12:05 The court is supposed to appoint a lawyer for you. See the whole furore about a lawyer for Kasab? Both names bandied about were Court appointed. Motivation to win? Fight for those who have no chance against the system, for one. Find a victimized innocent underdog and ensure that justice triumphs. For the system, though, it is vital that everyone gets legal representation. The foundation of a criminal justice system is that a trial is fair, only established facts are taken into consideration, and rigorous procedures are followed, so that guilt is established beyond doubt. If you bypass that (even for a Kasab), you undermine the foundation of your justice system. The accused is entitled to a lawyer who will ensure that the trial is fair, that improper evidence is not presented, and that a verdict is reached in accordance with due process (and not through some arbitrary method). If the accused does not have that legal representation, any trial becomes open to accusations that it is a Kangaroo court. Incidentally, I've always personally believed that jail sentences are not adequate. Convicted criminals should be sent off to work for the Border Roads Organization or something, and build roads and bridges where they are needed. Oh, and this is my first post here :-) An intro will follow. -Lahar On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Kiran K Karthikeyan < kiran.karthike...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Incidentally, what happens to you in India if you can't afford a lawyer and > are not capable of representing yourself? Is there a public attorney who > will fight your case? What is their motivation to win the case in your > favour? > >
