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Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by harimau777 on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @09:41AM (#42377226)
That's already happening. Just yesterday someone got acquitted of murdering a homeless person in NYC. The only thing that's different here is that it was a CEO who got killed instead of one of the peasants.
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Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by bluefirebrand on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @10:47AM (#42377923)
Murder wasn't even one of the charges, so even if he had been found guilty on all counts it still wouldn't justify you calling him a murderer
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Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by harimau777 on Friday December 13, 2024 @01:36PM (#42411084)
I don't think that the law necessarily defines whether or not someone is a murderer.

Stated another way, the law's job is to act in accordance with right and wrong, not to define it.

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Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by BoxFour on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @09:54AM (#42377406)
Yes, near 50% of the country is cheering that he was acquitted and someone was killed. The other 50% would be glad if he faced extrajudicial punishment.

Not a good state to be in.

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