Message from @DrYuriMom
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And again, we in the US have these glorious things called juries. Beyond that, we have layers upon layers of appeals.
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Reverse is also an option. Driving into a very large crowd to "get away" is a horrible idea. It's a good way to get stuck on bodies assuming you don't crash to start with.
Particularly if you have a sports car
Driving into anything not going to work out for you.
I guess they call it a Charger for a reason <:TimThink:482277772497125378>
And in any case, there were cars beyond so he wasn't getting away that way anyway
He had some Mental conditions as well
Something really serious (I forgot)
The court would have taken that into account
Personally, he needs to try to get his sentence down to a manslaughter charge. He's not innocent unfortunately.
not if you have a bunch of left wing radicals there.
There are protections that vary from state to state
This would be why we need better mental health care than our "throw them on the street"? Mentality
We're talking North Carolina, Stefan
Yes, and??
And yes, we need better mental health care in the US
Charlottesville is full of commies, according to the right.
we need to reform the entire medical system, yeah
My point is that you are unlikely to get a jury made up entirely of "left wing radicals"
No, but the common person will be against him from how things "look". We need to remember that.
This is English Law, not Napoleonic/Roman
And American Law has the most safeguards of all
You can go to jail for how you look in court, regardless of the evidence presented unfortunately.
On purpose
That is true
Not to say there is much better options, but it is a bit of a pitfall
I will admit, it is probably the best system we've got so far.
In any case it's not like we actually execute people in the US anymore...well, except for TX
It'll be two decades before it happens if that
In the meantime there are appeals
I mean, the chances of you living through a firing line is actually higher than most other death sentences. Remember, if you live through the line firing at you, you get to walk free because you served your sentence.
I'm not sure how many jurors remember and take to heart "innonent until proven guilty" or realize it's up to the state to prove they are guilty, not on the person to prove they are innocent.
The ones I worked with all did
When i was a juror
I have my first jury duty call in February. Well first one I can actually attend since all the previous ones were while in school out of state.
For the common crimes, they probably do remember that. I dont know for how it works when the case is so sensationalized and most people have heard of it though.
There are times it's hard to find an unbiased jury.
Which is why I can somewhat understand the UKs idea of preventing the news from reporting on stuff until after the trial is over. However I think the risk of abuse is too great, but I can understand the idea.