One major issue that will not be resolved in the next two weeks is how to reform the state's criminal justice system to
restore public trust when an unarmed civilian is killed in a confrontation with police.
A barbecue is usually given by the inhabitants of some rural district desirous of giving candidates an opportunity to state, that, if elected, all their energies will be devoted to the interests of their constituents and the
public weal, and that they pledge themselves, that,
when their tenure of office shall expire, they will
restore the high
trust committed to their hands unsullied, etc..
When we formed Primerus in 1992, we set out to
restore honor and dignity to the legal profession and to help rebuild the
public's
trust in lawyers and the judicial system.