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~3 min news report on man arrested for bringing guillotine on his pickup truck to Washington DC Imgur backup geo unlocked

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[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 74 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Good luck finding a jury who will convict an innocent man. I'd buy him a beer.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Unfortunately his lawyers will tell him to make a plea deal before it even gets to a jury

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

Let's hope he's smarter than that.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If everyone banded together and refused to ever take a plea deal, it would completely overwhelm our justice system and make it impossible not to enact reform.

The government literally doesn't have the resources to take everyone they imprison to trial, and they need the private prisons filled. If they can't fill the cots, private equity moves somewhere profitable.

Once theyre gone, they stop paying lobbyists, once there's no prison lobbyists, no politician is really going to give a fuck.

But it's literally a prisoner dilemma.

[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The government literally doesn’t have the resources to take everyone they imprison to trial, and they need the private prisons filled.

Quick question: where do the people awaiting trial go?

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Short term prisoners (convicted or not) usually go to jail, prison is typically for people sentenced to more than a year.

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Depends on the state, but either way it overwhelms all parts of the system.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I want to buy his art installation of a guillotine.

[–] BC_viper@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

And he already had that completely normal bottle opener he brought with him.