Originally Posted by
GogglesPisano
Too bad all of the popular crime shows portray a black-and-white scenario where dedicated and hard-working cops and prosecutors fight the odds and bring down evil perpetrators. Not many cover prosecutorial misconduct, witness coaching, jailhouse informants, evidence tampering -- or vindictive, spurned women spinning lies.
The Economist article I linked in the previous page paints a pretty disheartening picture of what happens when one is accused of a serious crime and falls into the gears of the criminal-industrial complex in the US.
Even worse, the media and American people are all too eager to pick up their pitch forks and join the witch hunt. You know, because people, especially children, NEVER tell lies. /sarcasm