Malus – Clean Room as a Service

Re:Malus – Clean Room as a Service by eru on Thursday March 12, 2026 @12:37PM (#47353512)

Hmm, the problem is that judges and even police officers are generally saner than voters.

Giving the former discretion was a way to sneakily contain the worst excesses of the latter.

Alas, self-interest isn't really something voters seem to really take into account.

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Re:Malus – Clean Room as a Service by lupire on Thursday March 12, 2026 @01:30PM (#47354342)

Judges and police officers have their own massive "worst excesses".

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Re:Malus – Clean Room as a Service by vkou on Thursday March 12, 2026 @03:14PM (#47355701)

They do, but letting mob rule decide criminal sanction is beyond fucked. See: Any discussion thread of literally any criminal being sentenced, receiving parole, or better yet, committing any crime after being released for serving a different one.

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Re:Malus – Clean Room as a Service by worthless-trash on Friday March 13, 2026 @06:14AM (#47362519)

Its almost like they are sick of people commiting crimes.

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