NomNom@feddit.ukBanned to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 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-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1691arrow-down116
arrow-up1675arrow-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-22 days agomessage-square88linkfedilink
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·2 days agoIts clear pardons are a major component of institutionalized corruption and should have some kind of formal review process by legislative bodies.
minus-squareAlwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoImo if you attempt a pardon, and are overruled by either a majority of the state Congress or subsequently a majority of your electorate. You may split the sentence between yourselves equally. And federal pardons should simply be abolished.
Its clear pardons are a major component of institutionalized corruption and should have some kind of formal review process by legislative bodies.
Imo if you attempt a pardon, and are overruled by either a majority of the state Congress or subsequently a majority of your electorate. You may split the sentence between yourselves equally.
And federal pardons should simply be abolished.