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Justice Comparison
2010-02-05

On the French side you see Gendarmes all the time, they patrol Grand Case and Marigot at night on foot. On the Dutch side you rarely see a police car, I think I see them more often when they are escorting some official through our traffic jams.
Compare these two reports.
Bandits Convicted to Jail. - Arrested and convicted within 5 days.
Young men jailed for supermarket robbery. - Time between arrest and conviction, almost 3 months. They got a discount because of police detention.
Food for thought, no?
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