I had to go to Old City Hall the other day. It's funny; there are so many buildings in this city that you could walk by for years, but never actually enter into. It's fairly utilitarian now, but you could tell from the ornate ironwork on the stairwells that it likely once was as beautiful as it is on the outside.
What I could not believe was the waste of money on some of the justice system. Policemen dozing in seats, guarding, I'm not entirely sure what - perhaps their hats (shouldn't they be out catching criminals?)? People waiting hours to get a hearing on some small minor point of the law, losing hours at work and not getting very far. Civil servants (what a big surprise) not doing very much with their workday. Lawyers running in and out of courtrooms, trying to get several small claims going at the same time in different courtrooms.... it was definitely out of my regular sphere, that's for sure.
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