This guy on the bench, but Epsteins pedo-bros walking free with pardons: Maybe it's time to be the light one wishes to see in the world? How best to turn a "Just-Us" department back into a Justice department?
This may not actually be a case of double jeopardy but really seems like "1 jury may be sympathetic to him, so lets do 3 juries to hedge our bets" they are throwing the book at this guy to make sure he doesn't get free.
Different jurisdictions, different charges. State and Federal charges are entirely separate. Not double jeopardy at all. It's one of the ways the system is designed to get around protections like that.
it is incredibly stupid, but that's just how the US's half-assed federal system works it's the source of practically all of the US's many many systemic governance issues.
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decapitae@sh.itjust.works · 63 pts · 216d
This guy on the bench, but Epsteins pedo-bros walking free with pardons: Maybe it's time to be the light one wishes to see in the world? How best to turn a "Just-Us" department back into a Justice department?
IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com · 26 pts · 216d
Imagine if 10k Luigi's poped up.
RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 216d
Let's be the change we want in this world.
robocall@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 216d
This may not actually be a case of double jeopardy but really seems like "1 jury may be sympathetic to him, so lets do 3 juries to hedge our bets" they are throwing the book at this guy to make sure he doesn't get free.
halcyoncmdr@piefed.social · 12 pts · 216d
Different jurisdictions, different charges. State and Federal charges are entirely separate. Not double jeopardy at all. It's one of the ways the system is designed to get around protections like that.
Triumph@fedia.io · 8 pts · 216d
And in some situations, military courts are a third jurisdiction.
IronBird@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 202d
it is incredibly stupid, but that's just how the US's half-assed federal system works it's the source of practically all of the US's many many systemic governance issues.
A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 216d
If he gets executed it could trigger an actual class war
lauseta@piefed.social · 19 pts · 216d
Unfortunately I highly doubt it
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 216d
I was under the impression that the judge actually just recently ruled out the death penalty?
Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 216d
If he gets the death penalty he will sit on that for many years before an execution takes place.
AntiBullyRanger@ani.social · 3 pts · 216d
pffffft, like California, Minnesota, North Carolina, Louisiana, and now Maine aren't facing ones. Get your ass out and win.