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HN commenters are usually infatuated with using the government to solve all of their problems, then situations like this come up and it’s “Doh! Why this happen?
by seibelj 7y ago
HN commenters are usually infatuated with using the government to solve all of their problems, then situations like this come up and it’s “Doh! Why this happen?!?” How about we stop giving the government infinite power, both in the legal system and in the political system?
- wycy 7y agoWho do you suggest solve legal problems if not the government?
- Clubber 7y agoHe didn't say anything about abolishing government prosecutions, he said stop giving them unlimited power. A good example I can think of is over charging a defendant. Aaron Swartz is a good tech example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz The only ray of light is Kamala Harris got killed in the presidential primary. She basically ran on throwing people in jail and the old, "tough on crime" trope. She probably would have been much more successful if Tulsi Gabbard hadn't mentioned her prosecutorial record. Many prosecutors have political ambitions and prosecute accordingly.