Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa...
by whimsicalism on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @06:39AM
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One person, who is typically elected. And that's if federal authorities decide to not get involved.
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Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa...
by netheril96 on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @06:51AM
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If the whole community believes X is not a crime and willing to nullify the law as juries, certainly they will elect a prosecutor who thinks the same.
Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa...
by nisegami on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @08:56AM
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That's a drastic oversimplification. For one counterexample, consider a prosecutor who believes x but also y. The community agrees on x but not y and consider that a dealbreaker, so the prosecutor is not elected. And this doesn't include issues such as ease of voting and gerrymandering.
Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa...
by bluGill on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @10:14AM
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They will also elect legislators that will remove such laws.
Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa...
by carlivar on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @08:42AM
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Or subject to recall. Which is what just happened to San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin.
Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa...
by quantified on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @05:32PM
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After the cops decided not to arrest, then blame Boudin for not prosecuting. Cops just hanging out watching the crimes.
Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa...
by whimsicalism on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @07:49PM
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Let's not turn it into a whole Boudin debate. He was recalled, which indicates some level of voter discontent with how he operated. I personally voted against recall, but it is what it is.