The Question and Answer Board

[marcos]

Any real-life society that has been successful in evolving over the last few centuries has done so through the rule of law, in having the hands of its executive and judiciary contained by constitution and legal precedent ... of precedent there is a great deal, it is a rich source of guidance indeed -

'Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.'

http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/python/Scripts/HolyGrail/MontyPythonandtheHolyGrail



Which is not to express an opinion on your questions as i haven't thought about them yet, got to go now [is it possible you're supplying at least part of the answer in the way you phrase the questions]

One thing is - when a judge renders a decision, he should 'write the decision', i.e. state clearly what are the charges, summarise evidence, and explain reasoning for both verdict and sentence [the latter if applicable, often isn't in clear-cut cases on the net] ... so generally i think the jailhouse is a good idea, moronic though much of its content may be, that's to be expected in prison, as in society at large

'ARTHUR: Be quiet!
DENNIS: Well you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
ARTHUR: Shut up!
DENNIS: I mean, if I went around sayin' I was an empereror just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me they'd put me away!
ARTHUR: Shut up! Will you shut up!
DENNIS: Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system.
ARTHUR: Shut up!
DENNIS: Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! HELP! HELP! I'm being repressed!
ARTHUR: Bloody peasant!'