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> You don't go to prison for "mistakes", you go to prison for criminal negligence. The difference between the two is what a politically-motivated prosecutor ca
by jdminhbg 8y ago
> You don't go to prison for "mistakes", you go to prison for criminal negligence.
The difference between the two is what a politically-motivated prosecutor can convince a jury of.
- vkou 8y agoIf a politically motivated prosecutor can convince a jury of twelve people that Bill killed Dave, by using his psychic brain powers, or, alternatively, by sticking pins into a voodoo doll, or some other form of non-scientific witchcraft, Bill is going to hang. The hypothetical gullibility of juries doesn't mean that we shouldn't have laws against murder, juries, or prosecutors.
- jdminhbg 8y agoThe line between mistake and negligence is a lot blurrier than the line between killed and didn’t kill.