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Re:Linus says Carmen Ortiz is lying by rhizome on Friday January 18, 2013 @05:17AM (#5078010)
Right now there's an opening to deal with the fact that it has become par for the course, with the problem of careerism and point-scoring with people's freedom.
Re:Linus says Carmen Ortiz is lying by jacquesm on Friday January 18, 2013 @05:21AM (#5078021)
Yes and that window of opportunity is already slowly closing, the real pressure points are that technicalities and an overly literal interpretation of the law should not trump morality, that selective prosecution is rife with abuse and another important area is that justice should be about actual justice rather than career advancement as well as the negotiation tactics involved in plea bargaining.