> Hey, in Chicago the most important evidence for guilt is that
> some cop arrested the suspect. Cops are never wrong, and it
> is terribly unjust that they have to go to the trouble of
> proving someone guilty.
I guess that is only an intervening variable. In the US, the most important evidence of guilt is that a person does not have enough money to hire a lawyer - such folks face a much higher probability of being investigated, arrested, prosecuted, tried (instead of striking a plea bargain) and convicted.
Wojtek