On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:18:12 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:53:16 -0700, Darren New wrote:
>> 
>>>> it seems an obvious
>>>> consequence that if the police try to frame you, it is provably
>>>> impossible to do anything about it.
>>> O J Simpson.  One counter-example disproves "provably impossible".
>> 
>> I don't think that's a definitive counter-example; I think it's a good
>> example that you get the verdict you can afford.
> 
> Well, yes. Hell, I mean, the guy was *guilty* and he got off because
> people thought the cops *might* have been framing him.

Exactly my point.

> It costs a lot more to get off when you're guilty than when you're
> innocent.

True, and Simpson did have the best lawyers he could afford, and at the 
time, he was able to afford quite a lot.

Jim

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