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Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by gruez on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @03:07PM (#42380872)
Is a police department that shrugs and says "we'd want to solve this high profile murder that everyone wants solved, but because of 'equality' we have to solve this gangbanger murder that nobody cares about" really what we want? Isn't a government that's responsive to citizen demands also an ideal? What happens if they conflict?
Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by spencerflem on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @04:03PM (#42381440)
Keep in mind, for this case in specific, a huge number of people did not want it solved
Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by gruez on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @04:15PM (#42381584)
>Keep in mind, for this case in specific, a huge number of people did not want it solved

Where? If you go by reddit, there's a "huge number of people" who want to see society collapse in a socialist revolution, but that's clearly not representative of the overall population. Even the disparity between the support for kamala vs at the polls was stark.

Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by ANewFormation on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @03:11AM (#42385834)
If you go by literally any venue where people talk. There is, at the minimum, widespread 'darn - a completely awful human was killed - what a shame' mentality everywhere, and across the political spectrum.

Justice is not defined by the law, but by personal values. The prosecutor in this case is going to be obsessive in ensuring that none of the jurors understand their legal right to jury nullification, because if they do - this guy stands a very high chance of a mistrial - if not outright acquittal.

Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by gruez on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @09:55AM (#42388326)
>If you go by literally any venue where people talk. There is, at the minimum, widespread 'darn - a completely awful human was killed - what a shame' mentality everywhere, and across the political spectrum.

that's... not the same thing being argued a few comments up? ie.

"Keep in mind, for this case in specific, a huge number of people did not want it solved"

I don't think it's controversial that the CEO isn't well liked, or that some (most?) people thought his death was a net good, but that's not the same as actively wanting the murder to not be solved.

Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by wat10000 on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @03:59PM (#42381402)
I mean, yes, I do want a world where the police feel like they need to solve murders even when the victims are considered distasteful.
Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by wishinghand on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @06:11PM (#42394104)
Your concerns about some people being more deserving of a good investigation reminds me why it's great that hospitals will serve everyone, even if they are a gangbanger.
Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by MichaelZuo on Thursday December 12, 2024 @12:23AM (#42396464)
Where do hospitals provide literally equivalent good service to everyone, without any preference whatsoever?