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Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa... by ww-picard-do on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @09:46AM (#32397805)
So, it is ok for people to lie in court because politicians do it?
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Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa... by mcv on Thursday August 11, 2022 @04:01AM (#32422819)
No, but if you only prosecute poor people for it and not politicians, you create an unjust, class-based system where the law is different for different people. Politicians need to be held accountable perhaps more so than average people.
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Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa... by curiousgal on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @11:10AM (#32399077)
Yes. Politicians are representatives of the people afterall.
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