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Re:Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA t... by 2112 on Monday February 08, 2021 @01:09PM (#26067956)
Most of the very real dynamics that affect all of our lives at a policy-making / systemic level are never official. If you think the official stuff is a reflection of reality ... I don't know how to finish this sentence. Safe from it being "official", it is very much the job of a prosecutor in the US to convict someone at all costs. This is common knowledge.
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Re:Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA t... by Aerroon on Monday February 08, 2021 @02:01PM (#26068581)
The Soviet Union is a perfect example of this. They had set up a proper republic. It had a constitution, elections, there were government posts etc. The problem was that the Party came first. The official that held the government post might've had the legal power, but in reality they were rubber stamps for the Party.
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