democracy and due process

The last time I checked, we lived in America which has a due process of law. Once tried and found not guilty, or guilty, one is either free to go, or one goes to jail. If the person on trial is found not guilty, then they can go home. But, in the real world we live in, the case is tried in the media, then if the media does not like the results, incites hatred and bigotry so they can get their ratings. Mainstream media has become an outlet for bigotry, hatred, and judgments. The pen is still mightier than the sword, but the pen has become a lethal weapon. The democracy and the due process of law is a joke. WE HAVE PEOPLE SITTING ON DEATH ROW FOR CRIMES THAT ARE HEINOUS, BUT YET WE PAY FOR TEM TO LIVE. How many are on death row I cannot say, but they sit and eat and breath and learn, while the victims and the families suffer with justice not served. Then when justice is served, the media gets ratings or they create situations to get ratings. Race does not have to always play a role in a crime, neither does gender, but whatever can be used by the media to create the sensationalism that they need is used.
We teach our children to be outspoken against all authority, yet berate them for living the standards we set. Our youth are mixed up and have every right to be. We tell them to believe in imaginary creations such as the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy, yet we tell them not to lie. We lie to our children about these things and say it is for their own good. Then when we tell them there is truly a God, how are they to believe this, because of course, none of these invisible characters have been real. Justice starts with truth.
Learn to teach the children the truth in all things and maybe, just maybe, we can have a generation that is not so me, me, me. This entitlement that they think they have, comes from the home. We the parents teach our children their earliest lessons. I wonder what we are teaching them when they see the way we are now, compared to what we used to be.
WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR COUNTRY AND OUR PRINCIPLES????