Comments on: Spain’s dreadful judicial system http://www.megaspora.net/en/2008/04/09/spains-dreadful-judicial-system/ Politics and economy commentary from Spain and the world. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:12:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Marcelo http://www.megaspora.net/en/2008/04/09/spains-dreadful-judicial-system/#comment-1184 Marcelo Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:52:15 +0000 http://www.megaspora.net/en/2008/04/09/spains-dreadful-judicial-system/#comment-1184 Absolutely. It seems to be not just a case of poor judicial system, but a partial consequence of an illness that affects the whole society: the reluctancy to demand proper functioning of whatever services one interacts with. Obviously, in cases like the one at hand the consequences of indifference are much more critical, but there is a general state of "this is life", of resignation, of excessive tolerance to sheer innefficiency that blocks the natural correction of things. Will this government do something about it? I'm afraid politics in this country is limited to a flame war between parties and no real work is done for the ultimate needs that the country has. Perhaps they'll conduct some minor changes, but will these really affect how things turn out in the end? There is much work to be done not only at the higher levels of politics, but also in the streets, in the small offices, in the end-users of laws, where a mentality change is needed. And this is much more complex to achieve. Absolutely. It seems to be not just a case of poor judicial system, but a partial consequence of an illness that affects the whole society: the reluctancy to demand proper functioning of whatever services one interacts with. Obviously, in cases like the one at hand the consequences of indifference are much more critical, but there is a general state of “this is life”, of resignation, of excessive tolerance to sheer innefficiency that blocks the natural correction of things.

Will this government do something about it? I’m afraid politics in this country is limited to a flame war between parties and no real work is done for the ultimate needs that the country has. Perhaps they’ll conduct some minor changes, but will these really affect how things turn out in the end? There is much work to be done not only at the higher levels of politics, but also in the streets, in the small offices, in the end-users of laws, where a mentality change is needed. And this is much more complex to achieve.

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