💬 Opinion 1d ago · James H. McGee

Society’s Right to a Speedy Trial

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A good friend recently asked me a very thoughtful question. Reflecting upon our seeming inability to address the persistence of anti-ICE rioting, he noted that the Sixth Amendment guarantees the accused the right to a speedy trial and asked, “but what about society — don’t we also deserve a speedy trial?” It is, I think, a very good question.
In the criminal justice system, the victims include both the actual victim and society itself. However, in the now prevalent “bend over backward” approach

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