Chapter 83: Public Opinion Boomerang
Joseph said somewhat excitedly,
"I have read many of your articles and always wondered why, as a freedom fighter, you never attacked the filthiest, most corrupt, and darkest place in Paris. It was not until I saw that article of yours that I realized I had wronged you."
Marat blinked in confusion and asked,
"By the filthiest and darkest place, what do you mean?"
Joseph clenched his fist and said,
"Of course, the High Court! It's full of money and power trades, constantly creating unjust cases. The judges treat the suffering of the victims as a means to wealth, making it the source of all the misery of the Parisian people!"
He didn't slander the High Court at all—later records show that the High Court at that time was one of the most corrupt places in France, without question!
Due to the gradual hereditary nature of judgeships, coupled with the increasing power of the judges, the outcome of lawsuits completely turned into a competition of bribing the judges.