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Re:Julian Assange Deserves First Amendment Protection by Meph504 on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:13PM (#19646109)
It's not bad, how do you suppose a law like this would make the value jugement? This again is why you a jury.
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Re:Julian Assange Deserves First Amendment Protection by coldtea on Friday April 12, 2019 @03:44PM (#19648327)
In principle, what you say makes sense.

My disconnect is because I think I already know the value judgement the law will end up making.

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Re:Julian Assange Deserves First Amendment Protection by Meph504 on Saturday April 13, 2019 @03:19AM (#19651535)
What system would you propose would be better, I frankly wish that we didn't have a whole profession based the process and procedures of the court. It makes defending yourself almost impossible.

But the court has the burden to prove that the person is guilty of a crime, to 12 different people. You are required by law to be given a lawyer to assist in your case if you can't afford one.

That is a better shake than probably 75% of the world right there. Hell its better than you get in the military in the US.

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