Re:Lax oversight allows Chicago police to avoid turning on t...
by akira2501 on Monday November 16, 2020 @05:33PM
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> there needs to be penalties for nonuse.
If they don't exceed the penalty for being caught in a particular instance of wrong doing, then it's not likely to be effective in those cases.. which are likely to be the most important of these cases.
> A couple of hung juries and the powers that be may get the message
DAs are elected. Let them know they shouldn't even bring these cases, or you're going to unseat them for even trying a single one.
We shouldn't rely on the long tail of justice to save us here, we need protections at every level of the system. Peoples lives hang in the balance during a trial, why should we chance it?
If they don't exceed the penalty for being caught in a particular instance of wrong doing, then it's not likely to be effective in those cases.. which are likely to be the most important of these cases.
> A couple of hung juries and the powers that be may get the message
DAs are elected. Let them know they shouldn't even bring these cases, or you're going to unseat them for even trying a single one.
We shouldn't rely on the long tail of justice to save us here, we need protections at every level of the system. Peoples lives hang in the balance during a trial, why should we chance it?