If you do end up having to wrestle with the law I think you're still better off having it happen in the states. For as many horror stories as you hear there is far more fairly doled out justice. This kind of stuff is shocking to hear about because it's not the norm.
With that line of argument you could only establish that the US has a decent legal system. But how do you go from there to say that the US system is a better deal than those other countries, who might be even better for you?