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Not to mention the opportunity cost: victims of real violent/urgent situations who couldn't access timely protection, as well as the cost to society of perpetra
by nomilk 2y ago
Not to mention the opportunity cost: victims of real violent/urgent situations who couldn't access timely protection, as well as the cost to society of perpetrators who marginally escaped while law enforcement were occupied tending to fake call outs.
- leoqa 2y agoHe could face local charges in those jurisdictions? Does double jeopardy prevent each county seeking their own sentence?
- wavemode 2y agoYes, they can't charge him again for the same physical act. His federal guilty plea appears to admit to 375 swatting calls. So I don't think the state or local courts can subsequently charge him for any of those calls - they would need to find evidence of some separate calls.
- aidenn0 2y agoIANAL, but some googling suggests you are wrong about that: https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/blog/federal-crimes/is-it-double-jeopardy-to-charge-someone-in-state-and-federal-court/ https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/blog/federal-crimes/is-it-doubl...
- wavemode 2y agoYou're right, I stand corrected.