• thericofactor
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    14 hours ago

    Jury nullification would send a very powerful message .

    • lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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      4 hours ago

      Also the law doesn’t matter anymore anyway, so nobody should vote to convict because they’re concerned about the rule of law.

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        12 hours ago

        Maybe that sometimes roping in illegitimate behaviour requires illegal measures, if legal measures aren’t working?
        What message did you receive?

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        12 hours ago

        That the wellbeing of the majority should be more important than the wealth of a few. And that the situation is currently so skewed that it’s not surprising people are rising up against it.

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          He didn’t really remove any wealth, though. If anything wealth concentration increased because there is 1 less wealthy but the wealth remains. That’s like thinking the ending of Squid Game season 1 was happy.