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How was he denied a trial? Is this the logical extension that the jeopardy was so great he'd be "forced" to plea? If there was purely logical thinking going
by TheCondor 14y ago
How was he denied a trial? Is this the logical extension that the jeopardy was so great he'd be "forced" to plea?
If there was purely logical thinking going on, push it to a trial, if he won then he'd set an example for all future hackers. If he lost and was rationally willing to kill himself rather than go to prison, that would have still been an option, if prison was even on the final table.
- willholloway 14y agoYes, I believe the jeopardy he was facing was in effect a denial of the right to a fair and speedy trial. In comparison, Rosa Parks only spent 1 night in jail, and was released on bail. Her trial lasted 30 minutes and she was fined $14. Yes I am comparing anecdotes, but its important to note the length of prison sentences has been greatly increased since the 60's. The active discouragement of jury nullification makes civil disobedience more dangerous as well. In my opinion judges and prosecutors are being given too much power for a democratic society to abide.