Drug addicts, crooks, law breakers of all sorts, you, and I all have the right to be treated fairly regardless of how badly we screw up.

Unlike our political system, I do believe our legal system is very good and highly functional despite the many severe challenges. Due to the dynamic and changing nature of something like law enforcement, the system can never be perfect, and unfortunately many times they are deciding right from wrong after the fact. Interpreting and applying law in this country, especially when facing rapidly evolving and life threatening circumstances, is likely the hardest and most unforgiving job on the planet.

The biggest problem, in my mind, the disconnect between reality/the system, and the public. Unfortunately things like TV and the media have completely distorted "our" perceptions of what is possible, reasonable, and even appropriate.