Legal cost

As part of the news regarding the situation in Baltimore a poll released showing that young people do not trust the legal system and this is not new. In the early 70’s I attended a lecture by famous attorney F. Lee Baily. I don’t remember the details of his speech but I will not forget his closing statement when he said and I paraphrase, just remember when you go to court that whether you are innocent or guilty has very little to do with the verdict. We see this on a regular basis and most prominently in the O.J. Simpson case where when you have the, “dream team” you get a different kind of justice. If O.J. had been some young man in north Minneapolis the verdict would likely have been different. Most people know that if you have the money you get better representation and in that regard the system is flawed. Regardless of your economic status you get a lawyer but it won’t be the dream team. It is the nature of the world that money brings advantages.