From: John Cuccia 

On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:32:13 +0100, "Phil Payne"
 wrote:

>> Police make mistakes all the time, but our system was designed to help
>> protect people against those mistakes..  There was a time when
>> Americans took pride in the fact that the erroneously accused had a
>> right to legal representation and chance to clear themselves.  That is
>> no longer the case.
>
>There's also the bit about the right to face your accuser and to hear the
>evidence against you.

And the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

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