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I do suspect that; the defense seemed too competent to not know that the original judge had a conflict of interest. They let it ride knowing it gave them a lite
by rms 17y ago
I do suspect that; the defense seemed too competent to not know that the original judge had a conflict of interest. They let it ride knowing it gave them a literal get out of jail free card in the case of being found guilty.
- rms 17y agoBeyond that, it also plays into the defense's stated goal of portraying the trial as a ridiculous circus.
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- rms 17y agoI would estimate the probability that the defense knew about the bias before the trial as >90%. That was why they called it a spectrial. It was conducted only for the sake of spectacle as it was not legally binding. Definitely one of the more deeply funny tricks TPB has ever pulled.