In America the means that the authorities have at their disposal for the discovery of crimesand the arrest of criminals are few. It would be easy to adduce several facts in proof of what I advance, but I had rather give only one, with which I am best acquainted. Let's revisit Tocqueville's comment as found in book 1, chapter 5 : And that unlike Europe, where the criminal was likely to thought of as a romantic character to be sheltered from the law, in the United States the criminal was hounded, chased, and brought to justice by ordinary everyday citizens. Sent to America by France to study the American prison system, Alexis de Toc queville, marveled in his great classic, Democracy In America, published in two volumes, 18, how, despite a lack of a paid police force, the crime rate was low in the United States. Thus the burden to a large extent was placed upon private citizens to maintain the public peace. Thus, the entire citizenry of the community were involved in the policing powers.įurther again under English Common Law, the plain, common and ordinary citizen was also expected, where and if possible, to use whatever powers and means in his/her ability to conduct citizen’s arrests. Further, by raising such an outcry the whole neighborhood could be marshaled together in an attempt to catch the criminal. Under old English Common Law, if you became the victim of a crime you were expected to immediately raise a “hue and cry” or “outcry.” If you didn’t you could lose the right to charge the perpetrator with the crime in a later trial. Indeed where is the outcry? Where is the watchman of the night? He exclaimed with alarm, but also with the great feeling that Beck is famous for, “Where is the public outcry? Where the Hell are you America? Your country is being stolen from you!” It seemed he was really fired up and almost seemed to be hollering as he asked his radio audience regarding the latest socialist scheme that politicians were planning. This morning (this was originally written about 2009) as I was going about my errands, I happened to catch Glenn Beck on the radio. Under old English Common Law, if you became the victim of a crime you were expected to immediately raise a “hue and cry” or “outcry.” Where are the watchmen of the night as politicians seek to implement more socialist schemes?
#Where are hue and cry from criminal justice series#
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