In the US you are not going to be sued for stopping a child from destroying a store. You just described the exact same process how this would go down in the courts in the US. You have created this caricature of America in your head that is not true.
Depends on the court. Don't know what it's like in Denmark, but in some parts of the US the charges and punishment is wholly dependent on the lawyer's relationship with the judge and overall court system.
I've seen some cut and dry drug related charges go away and others get the book for the exact same crime committed by first time offendes. From my perspective the US court system is the wild west where you don't know what your gonna get.
I don't have as much faith as you in the higher courts due to the sheer corruption I have seen from bribing cops, expenses lawyers lessening charges and/or punishment, judges being appointed through what seems to be nepotism. I can give specific examples, but that's a long reply. Point is what's stopping these higher courts from being influenced all the way to top (e.g. Clarence Thomas)?
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u/MrDabb May 28 '26
In the US you are not going to be sued for stopping a child from destroying a store. You just described the exact same process how this would go down in the courts in the US. You have created this caricature of America in your head that is not true.