While ever we have a legal system and not a justice system. This will continue to occur.
Hired guns masquerading as "expert witnesses" are out there willing to sell their soul to make any point the defense wants made for the right price.
I agree that the judge can only rule on the laws as they stand but surely blind Freddy could see that any drug, be it a stimulant like Ice or a depressive will have some impairment on driver ability.
Just look at the conga line of arsehole lawyers wanting to defend terrorists and illegal immigrants. A lawyer once told me he loved the thrill of the chase. He didn't worry if the client was 100% guilty of the charge, he just wanted the opportunity to see if he could get him off and look for any technicality to do so. Good for the defendant that has the cash but what about the victim and society at large that have to live with the consequence of these imbeciles being let out back into the community let alone the precedent that is made.
Having watched people in the stand it is amazing how one wrong word, one small admission will be seized on and expanded into getting someone off.
I just hope I never end up there.
Chenz
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