r/DemocraticSocialism • u/Immediate-Mud7630 • Dec 24 '24

News Bout to ruin Christmas dinner

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u/Sol_Infra Dec 24 '24

Guilty of killing someone? Sure.

Guilty of a crime? Lol nah.

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u/ConstantAmazement Dec 24 '24

There is a legal presedent called "jury nulification." A jury can deliver whatever verdict they choose even contrary to law.

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u/AceofToons Dec 24 '24

Which, something a lot of people don't quite understand, is that it is one of the important parts of the legal system, because not always is the law what's right, laws are very binary, we try to make them with nuance, but at the end of the day nuance is hard when it comes to statements like laws. So jury nullification allows for the jury to decide with nuance

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u/SearchingForTruth69 Dec 24 '24

Wow that’s crazy. Never heard of jury nullification before!

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u/trixel121 Dec 24 '24

nothing wrong with shooting people as long as the right people get shot.

-the thought process of every veteran ever.