Our legal system isn’t the problem; it’s the people in charge who are

Our legal system isn’t the problem; it’s the people in charge who are: The daily rant since the Trump verdict regarding our “political,” “weaponized,” and corrupt criminal justice system calls vividly to mind my first law job: teaching a law class in the maximum security division of the state penitentiary. Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? But alas, it’s true. All my students were lifers, in for murder, rape, or robbery, and, although I was careful not to inquire, they made certain I knew that the only reason they were in prison was that their defense lawyer was incompetent and the criminal justice system was corrupt.