Something we take for granted
As criminal defense lawyers, we tend to focus on faults and shortcomings in the justice system. No doubt there are many, and there is a lot of room for improvement. At the end of the day, though, we still have the best justice system of world. We often forget that things we take for granted, don't exist elsewhere. Take the presumption of innocence for example - something that is one of the cornerstones of our justice. Mexico is just now putting that into their justice system.
They are also are implementing some other reforms - like public trials. Again, that is something else we take for granted.
We shouldn't stop pushing to make the system better, and addressing those cases where the system has not worked. But we should also stop every now and then and remember how lucky we are to even be able to do what we do.
