9 ms·

Sadly, this is entirely unsurprising - justice is blind, generally in the worst possible way, and states do not like to admit that they are capable of making mi

Sadly, this is entirely unsurprising - justice is blind, generally in the worst possible way, and states do not like to admit that they are capable of making mistakes. Millions, if not billions, of people have suffered and died over the years purely because states wanted to dogmatically and cruelly demonstrate their ownership and power over the individual.

komali2 3y ago
> The country’s highest court issued its denial on Monday morning giving no explanation > he has already exhausted appeals through Texas state courts and must now rely on the mercy of the Republican governor Greg Abbott This is not what a justice system looks like. This is a step up from "justice" under feudal systems, but the gaping holes like this make it a small step. Even though it "works" sometimes (often?), the "worst case scenario" is so bad that the entire system must be measured by it. None of us are in this man's shoes through absolutely no action taken on our part (beyond not having kids for those of us that don't). As his lawyer says, this is a nightmare situation, but that's the reality of the USA "justice" system. I agree that this is an example of State violence exercised arbitrarily over the individual but I don't attribute agency to the State here, I think it's more mundane in this case. This to me is more a symptom of the overall degradation humans in the USA and reflective of decreasing respect for human life in that country, and in general the modern world. IMO it's worth considering why this kind of blatant injustice, and similar ones, hasn't led to more outcry. To me that's an alarm bell that the majority of people have successfully been cowed, and more dramatic restrictions on our human rights are to come (we can see various governments and bureaucracies fighting an unending war against our technological freedoms).

komali2 3y ago

> The country’s highest court issued its denial on Monday morning giving no explanation > he has already exhausted appeals through Texas state courts and must now rely on the mercy of the Republican governor Greg Abbott This is not what a justice system looks like. This is a step up from "justice" under feudal systems, but the gaping holes like this make it a small step. Even though it "works" sometimes (often?), the "worst case scenario" is so bad that the entire system must be measured by it. None of us are in this man's shoes through absolutely no action taken on our part (beyond not having kids for those of us that don't). As his lawyer says, this is a nightmare situation, but that's the reality of the USA "justice" system. I agree that this is an example of State violence exercised arbitrarily over the individual but I don't attribute agency to the State here, I think it's more mundane in this case. This to me is more a symptom of the overall degradation humans in the USA and reflective of decreasing respect for human life in that country, and in general the modern world. IMO it's worth considering why this kind of blatant injustice, and similar ones, hasn't led to more outcry. To me that's an alarm bell that the majority of people have successfully been cowed, and more dramatic restrictions on our human rights are to come (we can see various governments and bureaucracies fighting an unending war against our technological freedoms).