NomNom@feddit.ukBanned to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL that last month, a rich man in New Jersey killed a pedestrian and left the scene. He was put on trial. The jury found him guilty. 15 minutes later, he walked out free. www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square98linkfedilinkarrow-up1696arrow-down117
arrow-up1679arrow-down1external-linkTIL that last month, a rich man in New Jersey killed a pedestrian and left the scene. He was put on trial. The jury found him guilty. 15 minutes later, he walked out free. www.nytimes.comNomNom@feddit.ukBanned to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square98linkfedilink
minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·2 days agoThe power of the pardon is so fucking stupid. Make prosecutors and cops and judges accountable for legal malpractice, and make legislators include negating convictions as part of legislation that changes a law.
minus-squarebagsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoI really like the idea of invalidating the law if a pardon was issued. I immediately wonder how fascists would use it as a weapon somehow.
minus-squareAlwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoPardon election interference?
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoThey pardon someone for being a pedo. Maybe your plan wouldn’t work so well.
The power of the pardon is so fucking stupid. Make prosecutors and cops and judges accountable for legal malpractice, and make legislators include negating convictions as part of legislation that changes a law.
I really like the idea of invalidating the law if a pardon was issued. I immediately wonder how fascists would use it as a weapon somehow.
Pardon election interference?
They pardon someone for being a pedo.
Maybe your plan wouldn’t work so well.