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Amount of jail time doesn't really benefit donors, but amount of damages and who pays does.
by protomyth 10y ago
Amount of jail time doesn't really benefit donors, but amount of damages and who pays does.
- Silhouette 10y agoSorry, I don't follow. Does "donors" have some technical meaning here?
- protomyth 10y agoJudges in the US run for office like politicians and thus have donors to their campaigns. Sorry for the confusion.
- Silhouette 10y agoAh, I see. Thanks. What I don't see is how anyone who is inherently subject to popular opinion can possibly rule impartially in the interests of justice, but that's a different question.
- protomyth 10y agoI guess people feel the ability to vote out a judge balances versus the problems. It also probably keeps some flaky political appointees from becoming judges.