Of course, there are the occasional failures of the systems we build, but where there has been the most development, people are far better protected than their predecessors. (climate-resistance.org)
I suppose the try measure of the success or failure of the system in this case is how well are the children doing now, some 14 years later. (slaw.ca)
In a recent decision, in a motion to discharge a certificate of pending litigation, Ontario Superior Court Justice David Brown bemoans the current state of the civil justice system where «judges, as a collective, are losing the will and ability to move cases along to trial because [they] are led (wrongly) to believe that trials represent failure of the system.» (canadianlawyermag.com)