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This is going to appeal so fast they should start filing now
by killingtime74 5y ago
This is going to appeal so fast they should start filing now
- version_five 5y agoAre you saying if hes convicted there will be an appeal? It looks like the judge is trying to prevent grounds for appeal. If the guy is convicted, nobody can say it's because "inflammatory language" was allowed. And thinking about this further, it's interesting to consider how different the requirements of an actual legal proceeding are from the sort of online mob judgements that happen all the time and that the article represents. On twitter et al it's all about scoring cheap points and clever sounding outrage. In a real court, everything is a long game, and it's about making sure the right decision is made in a supportable unbiased way (even if that doesn't always happen). Basically the exact opposite of getting attention online