Judges are very much "brainwashed" too, and by design. The judges should apply the law, and the same case should ideally lead to the same verdict regardless of the judge.
With the caveat that this applies to sane legal systems, and not the ones where "making examples" etc are part of the system.
> The judges should apply the law, and the same case should ideally lead to the same verdict regardless of the judge.
hmm.. :) I like this. But the reality is very different and some factors which shouldn't matter can change the outcome dramatically. Like skin colors of defendant and judge. Pointing this out can be punished as well.
With the caveat that this applies to sane legal systems, and not the ones where "making examples" etc are part of the system.