Law revision falls short

The updated State Compensation Law contains the virtues of a revision, but it could have gone further to better protect the rights of the people.

Denying State compensation to those brought into police custody, found innocent and released within the longest term permitted under the Criminal Procedure Law is an obvious disappointment of the update.

The idea of not getting in the way of law enforcement finally prevailed in the latest revision. Concerns for civil rights also gave way to mainstream jurisprudential philosophy because stability is a worthwhile, overriding concern.