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Exactly. Every law enforcement agency has prosecutorial discretion. They can easily ignore this and still go after the bad guys they want to target.
by amanaplanacanal 4y ago
Exactly. Every law enforcement agency has prosecutorial discretion. They can easily ignore this and still go after the bad guys they want to target.
- klyrs 4y agoThat cuts both ways though. If you're a political dissident and you've been dusted, prosecutorial discretion isn't in your favor.
- asah 4y agoIf you have crappy legal representation then sure - but I should hope any decent attorney can show that your a member of a LARGE set including a who's who of upstanding citizens, have a witness (or you) explain to a jury what "dusting" is and that it's harmless. There's maybe even an analogy to prosecuting someone because of trace amounts of cocaine on the bills in their wallet, at a level consistent with everyone's paper bills. But I'm not gonna say that political dissidents aren't at risk - heck, a government can just plant evidence. I'm just saying that dusting is a low risk.
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- klyrs 4y ago> If you have crappy legal representation then sure Yes. That describes most people.
- fernandguil 4y agoalthough you are correct on their ability to enforce prosecutorial discretion, the reality is that the way they exercise that discretion sets precedents in the court of law. It will be very interesting to see how they go about trialing any of the OFAC cases involving Tornado Cash.