Current Events > "Courts are courts of law and not courts of justice"

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~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Why do so many people get confused about this?

Because the media, cops, lawyers, politcians and judges constantly talk about justice all the time

And the wealthy and corrupt create and control what the laws are. So a "court of law" is effectively worthless or at least tempremental.

When lawyers are literally giving the finger to families of children murdered by a mass murderer while sitting in the court room, going "Well it's not about justice, there's no law against it." just exposes modern society for being fucked up.

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Yea but we're talking about late 19th century Republican.

I'd have to see some actual policy/opinions to make that judgement call.

ZMythos posted...

Yea but we're talking about late 19th century Republican.

I'd have to see some actual policy/opinions to make that judgement call.

Holmes' positions, distinctive personality, and writing style made him a popular figure, especially with American progressives.

"In Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States (1920), Holmes ruled that any evidence obtained, even indirectly, from an illegal search was inadmissible in court. He reasoned that otherwise, police would have an incentive to circumvent the Fourth Amendment to obtain derivatives of the illegally obtained evidence, so any evidence resulting indirectly from an illegal search must be similarly suppressed. This later became known as the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine."

i prefer oliver wendell douglas to oliver wendell holmes

Give me justice please your honor. I really don't want this to go on my personal record. :(

You even have people on this site who believe the law is viable as a moral compass. They are unhinged

Unjust laws