A long time ago, not long after CBS began airing 60 Minutes, Morley Safer aired a piece on a town in Montana where a man had been terrorizing a town. He intimidated various officials, neighbors, business owners, using a rifle and other guns. It got so bad that the law enforcement people quit in fear of their lives. Finally, he was arrested and brought into court. Before the court date, he threatened witnesses. He was acquitted in court. Afterwards, an angry crowd followed him out of the courtroom. There on the street, he was shot dead. A subsequent investigation could find no one who saw anything. No one was arrested for his murder.
Morley Safer call it "the town where justice failed...twice."
I couldn't help wondering whether it was actually the legal system that failed twice and that justice failed only once.
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The quality of being just; fairness.
The principle of moral rightness; equity.
Conformity to moral rightness in action or attitude; righteousness.
The upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law.
Law. The administration and procedure of law.
Conformity to truth, fact, or sound reason: The overcharged customer was angry, and with justice.
(Abbr. J.) Law.
A judge.
A justice of the peace.
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