The "justice" system is incapable of protecting us from violence and property crime, but that doesn't mean it's not unfair and oppressive.

This system is in fact an example of what America does best: turning the most pedestrian of bullshit into a money-making opportunity.

This is a country that addresses a perceived drunk driving issue by dragging wrecked cars onto high school campuses instead of by building safe, clean public transportation. Why have joy when misery can make attorneys wealthy? After all, it's easier to steal a man's money in court than it would be to build him a subway.

The "justice" system is a sieve that releases a thunderstorm of criminals onto our heads, but it's also extremely unfair to those it does capture. And the thing that makes it most unfair- the criminalization of ordinary conduct instead of actual crimes- is also what most renders it ineffective.