My comment wasn’t about political capture, but about the capture of the courts by the wealthy class. Apologies if that wasn’t clear.
The reality is that the courts have long struggled to hold wealthy and white-collar criminals accountable—unless, of course, their actions harm other wealthy individuals, in which case the system can sometimes swing into action.
This issue isn't unique to the United States either; it’s a broader problem where the justice system often fails to address the crimes of the privileged while disproportionately impacting lower-income communities.
Isn't it the legislative branch that is captured, rather than the judicial? I don't see the courts failing to uphold the law (save for the supreme court which fails to uphold the Constitution, but that doesn't weigh on the everyday person's life much, as we saw through the elections). Insurance companies (mostly) don't actually break the law. It's the legislators that continue to fail to address our problems, and who get paid to look the other way while the working class is looted.
1) Not comparable crimes. One happens in broad daylight in front of everyone, and the other is an almost always a case of one person's word against another, and unreported.
2) how many prosecutions do you think there are for shoplifting? I'm genuinely interested to know, and couldn't find it.
3) Even if you ignore this, the public cares a lot about shop lifting! you dont need a judicial capture conspiracy.
> I don't see the courts failing to uphold the law (save for the supreme court which fails to uphold the Constitution, but that doesn't weigh on the everyday person's life much, as we saw through the elections)
you may of course disagree, I'd like to hear your perspective.
I’d be open to ideas of reform. But so often the hot-takes I read online about “THE COURTS ARE RIGGED!1!1!” is simply one of disliking the ideological composition
The reality is that the courts have long struggled to hold wealthy and white-collar criminals accountable—unless, of course, their actions harm other wealthy individuals, in which case the system can sometimes swing into action.
This issue isn't unique to the United States either; it’s a broader problem where the justice system often fails to address the crimes of the privileged while disproportionately impacting lower-income communities.