[Jury Nullification] is when the jury in a criminal trial gives a verdict of not guilty even though they think a defendant has broken the law. The jury’s reasons may include the belief that the law itself is unjust

Until the wealthy and powerful are held to account, why punish your fellow everyday citizens? Use your brain. Decide if what they’re charging people with is suppression or actually keeping society safe.

When those prosecutors start losing these cases, maybe they will start to rethink who they are focusing on.

  • slackassassin
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    20 hours ago

    Or it will be used to let fascists off, because their supporters will vote fucking not guilty and say that everyone else should too.

    • Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net
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      9 hours ago

      Yeah, that’s why you don’t share this with fascists.

      And for the most part, it’s generally not the case that fascists find themselves in the hot seat, because their buddies are cops, or themselves are cops. The rule of law was never truly applied to them in the first place.