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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by Marsymars on Monday November 24, 2025 @10:33PM (#46042084)
Juries are a just an implementation detail of the justice system used by Britain and some of its former colonies.

I'm talking at a higher level - I'm saying that conceptually, "inconvenience" ranges from mild offences to murder, and society has to decide where to draw some line for inconveniences that it will not permit. If someone is determined to re-offend, regardless of severity, the state's only choices are to either let them re-offend, or to use force to prevent it.

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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by _heimdall on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @10:08AM (#46046422)
In the earlier discussion of involuntary commitment, there is often little or no judicial process offered at all. Its more akin to extra judicial detention than a criminal case.
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