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He refused to surrender, so it's fair to go nuclear?
by jivatmanx 14y ago
He refused to surrender, so it's fair to go nuclear?
- res0nat0r 14y agoHe could have either taken 6 months and the charge, or the maximum sentence. Note: This happens every single day for all types of crimes all around the US.
- throwit1979 14y agoYou can either hand me your wallet, or I shoot you in the face with this gun. This happens every single day for all types of people in the US. Man, mugging and extortion sounds so much better now that I realize how often it happens. Thanks, res0nat0r!
- res0nat0r 14y agoI'm not sure how 6 months of jail time for repeatedly breaking the law is anywhere near "extortion".
- jlgreco 14y agoConsidering the nature of the "crime" and the nature of prison, I'm not sure how you could possibly not be sure of that.
- jivatmanx 14y agoI think you've misunderstood the extortion analogy. The six months is the "Give me your wallet" portion of the analogy.
- rhizome 14y agoEver been in jail?
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- mikeash 14y agoIt's supposed to be innocent until proven guilty.
- smsm42 14y agoThat's the most terrible thing about it - it happens every day that people are bullied into surrendering their right to fair trial, and nobody cares. With current system, the right for fair trial is mainly for somebody that could afford to spend a million dollar on it or that is famous enough to have public support and donations. For average Joe, once you got charged with a crime, your life is ruined in any case, whatever jury says. And given that prosecutors have much more knowledge of how juries work than you - getting a bargain may be your only chance to be free in next 10 years or so.
- rosser 14y agoThat it happens every day makes it somehow okay?
- askimto 14y agoBut this wasn't like every other crime was it? It was political. There is NO guarantee that he'd have gotten 6 months. NONE.