"A FLAWED JUSTICE SYSTEM" - DO YOU THINK?

Thankyou Luisa D'Amato. You have made my day and every other citizen in Waterloo Region who's been screwed by the self-serving "Just Us" system . The headline for Luisa's Opinion column in today's Waterloo Region Record is "Our gorgeous new courthouse is home to a flawed justice system". "Flawed" is the world's biggest understatement. It is a pathetic disgrace whereby money buys you justice and truth and fairness take a very, very backseat to that money. I had a first cousin who was a police officer for thirty-five years and he was amazed. Charged individuals who seemed the likely culprits at the time; months later the police themselves were convinced they had the wrong person. Nevermind, the Crown prosecuter had a job to do and these folks got convicted anyways. Similarily what should have been open and shut guilty verdicts at court, a jury would acquit over the tiniest alibis.

Luisa is underwhelmed with the case of a tenant who was illegally evicted and now the Landlord and Tenant Bureau found his landlord at fault and awarded the tenant damages. The tenant however is on the hook to try and collect said money. It is disgraceful and believe me Luisa it is the tip of the iceberg. That said thankyou for the headline and our judicial system should hang their heads in shame but they themselves are shameless. The justice system truly is the "just us" system. It works remarkably well for the lawyers and judges at the taxpayers trough while remarkably often screwing those very same taxpayers. With money you can keep on appealing until you get your win. For the rest of us we are broke after the first round much less years later into the Kafkayesque odyssey.