You know I have one thought but I don't know how you could achieve it. Public defenders are public servants to the state. We need public defenders who are separate from the state entirely. But again I don't know how you would pay for it short of indentured servitude or having rich benefactors.
The law should be simple enough that you can defend yourself and not need an advanced degree to navigate it. Law is complicated because it's written by lawyers for lawyers.
This is great, but most people in such situations are still too emotional to help themselves.
I think public defenders should also get compensated with the salary of the prosecutor for any cases they win. Will stop prosecutors from being activist, as well as give the PD an incentive to not just jump through hoops. Prosecutors lose their salary for lost cases. PDs continue to get their standard salary for losses, as do prosecutors who win.
You know I have one thought but I don't know how you could achieve it. Public defenders are public servants to the state. We need public defenders who are separate from the state entirely. But again I don't know how you would pay for it short of indentured servitude or having rich benefactors.
The law should be simple enough that you can defend yourself and not need an advanced degree to navigate it. Law is complicated because it's written by lawyers for lawyers.
This is it, this is the big one.
It should be simple enough that an educated lay person should be able to defend themselves.
I accept this over independent public defenders.
This is great, but most people in such situations are still too emotional to help themselves.
I think public defenders should also get compensated with the salary of the prosecutor for any cases they win. Will stop prosecutors from being activist, as well as give the PD an incentive to not just jump through hoops. Prosecutors lose their salary for lost cases. PDs continue to get their standard salary for losses, as do prosecutors who win.