Ok, let me get this straight. Doesn't the Constitution state that a person can not be tried for the same crime twice? I believe it does.
Now, isn't it true that all are bound by the same rights under the constitution. This also includes all government employee's and officials, including the courts. Now in this country we have 4 types of courts; Criminal Courts, Civil Courts, Family Courts, and Constitutional Law Courts (Supreme Courts, that are there to oversee the adhearance to the constitution by lawmakers and judges).
Well, its not like that unfortunately. The reason i bring it up is because, i just read a report that Scott Peterson is going back to court. Now Scott Peterson, as most of you will remember, is the man that convicted to life in prison for killing his wife and unborn child. Now you might be asking, why does it matter if he's back in court. Well personally i think what he did is despicable and he deserves the punish he got. He is where he belongs. But i digress, he is being taken back to court again for his wifes murder. This time it is in civil court.
Now to me this wreaks in Unconstitutionality. This man might be a convicted murderer, but he is still under the same constitution as the rest of us. And the constitution clearly talks against being tried for the same crime twice.
Even more concerning is the issue with OJ Simpson. It doesn't really matter if i feel he was guilty for the murder of 2 people or not. He was found not guilty, so guess what, he can not be tried for the same crime again. But wait the saga isn't over yet. He was taken back to court for the crime (against the constitutions say). This time in Civil Court. And guess what he was found guilty. Now how can you be found not-guilty in one court and guilty in another.
It is time that we stand up and demand that the constitution be upheld and that all courts be held to the same rules.
Viva Liberty!
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