@dredmorbius@toot.cat"In an adversarial legal system, no one represents 'externalities'."
-- hyperpallium2 @ HN
@dredmorbiusAs I replied at HN, even the Devil had his advocate.
In the Catholic Church, the "devil's advocate" literally argued the case against canonisation. As might be expected, candidates typically had numerous supporters, but might not have an opposition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_advocate
In an adversarial legal system, particularly one in which legal standing is specificially required (dismissing cases for "lack of standing" is quite common), the interest of the general case is quite often not represented at all. In a criminal case, this is nominally the side of The People, represented by the State's attorney (also known as "district attorney" or "prosecutor"). In civil cases, the interests of the specific litigants (plaintiff and defendent) are represented, but not those of the general public, who might also have an interest.
Which means that the entire proceeding is inherently biased toward property and establishment.