• Jolly Platypus@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    This dude is a hero.

    We need to be spreading the words “jury nullification” through out social media.

    Where’s the gofundme?

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      4 months ago

      What about out right innocent decision? Ya Jury nullification if a boot licker gets on the Jury. But I know I’d be advocating for an innocent verdict if I was on the jury. Hell NYC just let a man who strangled a mentally ill person to death on camera walk because self defense. Luigi killing the CEO is a form of self-defense in my opinion.

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        4 months ago

        Jury nullification isn’t some secret third option. The jurors individually can only choose guilty or not guilty. If they are unanimous, that is the decision. If they are not unanimous, it’s a hung jury effectively voiding the entire court process up to that point. The government then needs to decide if they want to re-file and try again.

        Jury nullification is when evidence is presented establishing clear guilt and the jury still renders a not guilty verdict. 5th amendment prohibits double jeopardy so they cannot be retried.

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      4 months ago

      I don’t get this whole hype. Do we need words to explain to people they can do this? I didn’t know there was a term for it, but the concept that someone can vote not guilty for contextual reasons is a thought I’ve had over my lifetime. Not common?

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      4 months ago

      Is he repped yet? If not and anyone knows how to get in touch with his people please contact me. I have a line on a few free attorneys that take cases of this magnitude.

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    4 months ago

    Wow we’re getting close to cyberpunk 2077 if the police are actually adding “slander against a corporate rep” to a criminal’s rap sheet

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    4 months ago

    Now that I think of it, that murderer Kyle Rittenhouse got off because of all the support from right wing media… why can’t we have a party to back us up? Could a good legal defense and public support actually work in the favor of good people for once? Can we see Luigi speak at a new DNC once he’s acquitted and give a speech on behalf of a progressive candidate?

    Jesus, what a fantasy timeline I just thought of. Lol

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      This wouldn’t happen of course, but…

      Whatever the message is, it just won’t reach. The money is so disproportionate from progressive voices to conservative voices. There was a bubble chart referenced in a Walter Masterson video describing social reach for right versus left, just so lopsided, the truth can’t win anymore. You can have the mist compelling message from the most compelling person on the left, doesn’t reach.

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    4 months ago

    Gosh I wonder why. A corporation that is denying you the ability to live at one of the highest rates. I am glad my death can help the profits of his corporation.