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TheTango@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Houston man ticketed for feeding unhoused found not guilty

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Houston man ticketed for feeding unhoused found not guilty

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The Food Not Bombs volunteer received a citation for giving away food in March.
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    This feels less uplifting and more depressing that it ever got to this place to begin with…

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      Another orphan saved from the orphan crushing machine!

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    There is a special place in hell for the people who made up this law, and the people enforcing it.

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        https://fija.org/library-and-resources/library/jury-nullification-faq/what-is-jury-nullification.html

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      I was going to say all white republican, but you said rational so never mind.

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          Jury nullification is something that more people need to use. If you don’t agree with the law, as a juror you can always vote not guilty.

          Though if you talk about jury nullification they will not select you for jury duty.

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            That is why we have to talk about it out here, where they have no say in our speech…

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              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification_in_the_United_States

              https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/jury_nullification

              Once you are on the jury it is your prerogative nay, your RESPONSIBILITY to use it when it is appropriate.

              A law criminalizing feeding the homeless is a perfect example of why jury nullification exists.

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    Orphan crushing machine

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    Wild they have enough officers to monitor each unhoused person to ensure they can ticket every time this happens.

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