NomNom@feddit.ukBanned to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 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-square101linkfedilinkarrow-up1701arrow-down116
arrow-up1685arrow-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-224 days agomessage-square101linkfedilink
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·24 days agoHere is another case of a connected rich man killing a poor innocent, and going scot free. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FmbwU3J-2kk Bob Dylan - The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoTo be fair, pardons exist for cases such as The Hurricane
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoWith great pardon power comes great pardon responsibility
Here is another case of a connected rich man killing a poor innocent, and going scot free. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FmbwU3J-2kk
Bob Dylan - The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
To be fair, pardons exist for cases such as The Hurricane
With great pardon power comes great pardon responsibility
I think also hesitency