[neumann_alfred]

because it's probably the best justice system in the world (or at least touted as such).

By whom? The US has more citizens in prison than even China; and that is talking about absolute numbers, not even a percentage. Also, I often read posts by Americans that sarcastically mention justice going to the highest bidder. I never heard it touted as "the best", or even just "acceptably okay", for that matter.

Land of the free. Home of the brave. Supposedly good people.

That was never true, never will be, even though lots of countries and groups think that of themselves. It's like a child whistling in the dark; you don't do that because there is music all around you, but because there isn't. Actually brave and free people would never call each other, and surely not themselves that. Why, they wouldn't even have a word for it, they'd just be it.