In a Sunday, June 16 editorial, the LA Times Editorial Board turns the table on Trumpworld's narrative that the justice system has been politically rigged against him. The editors write, "Although any competent justice system does its best to mete out criminal punishment or exoneration free from political trends, popularity or personal interest, politics is intimately involved in shaping the criminal justice system." The justice system still is more likely to ensnare a Black defendant than a white one for the same offense and more likely to convict and more severely punish the Black ones. "Politics necessarily has a role in the justice system," the editors emphasize, "but the American system is countered and contained by a complex of essential procedures and rituals. Read the LA Times' full editorial here.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 16, 2024 17:41 UTC