Recent questions tagged justice

Description : Did you hear the sentences for Ahmaud Arbery's killers?

Last Answer : Excellent, about time .

Description : What sentence will Jussie Smollett get?

Last Answer : He’ll likely get off with probation. If he gets some prison time then the “big guy” will commute the sentence down to probation. (Let’s go Brandon).

Description : What does the phrase "No justice!, No peace!" mean?

Last Answer : I think it means that the protesting group’s demands must be met, or they will continue to protest and disrupt a certain area.

Description : What are your thoughts about using databases of DNA to solve serious crimes?

Last Answer : I think it's great for solving crimes. Having said that - it is intrusive as all get-out and it bugs the heck out of me that there are no controls over public DNA databases. Which is why I will ... your background through DNA things. My dad did, but I have no interest in doing it for my generation..

Description : What percentage of the success you’ve achieved in life would you attribute to the circumstances of your birth?

Last Answer : I attribute about a third to birth, a third to innate aptitude, and a third to diligent work.

Description : Speaking of racial conflict, can horses and zebras interbreed?

Last Answer : Yes, they can. They (zebra’s) can mate with any kind of equine. Zebroids is what you get. A horbra, or a zorse.

Description : Can you explain how this fictional case would proceed to me, someone who have never attended a real court case before?

Last Answer : The most important evidence in a case like this is the testimony of those who were actually present. Jack would certainly be called as a witness, and assuming he told the truth his evidence would ... to all the evidence the jury would discuss the case among themselves and come to a decision.

Description : What will happen to the crime rate when the homeless realize they are guaranteed a better standard of living in jail than out on the streets?

Last Answer : Getting three meals a day in jail is not a new thing. Jail has a lot of downsides.

Description : Is it just that FEMA reimburse the relatives of covid death victims for funeral expenses?

Last Answer : Since probably a large majority of those deaths are the result of deliberate negligence by the former orange regime, I would absolutely say that it is just.

Description : Speaking of atrocities, how was Taco Bell allowed to brutally terminate the career of that chihuahua?

Last Answer : “Yo quiero Taco Bell”

Description : In a criminal trial, if the parties exchange the witness' lists during discovery, isn't there a risk the witnesses are coerced, murdered, etc?

Last Answer : Sure. The Mafia in the US was known for witness intimidation. My guess is that gangs do the same thing. But the law is that witnesses are to be announced and shared by the parties, and (usually) deposed, so that their testimony can be properly questioned and verified.

Description : Is it essential that poverty be degrading?

Last Answer : 6 years ago I was in line at Safeway and my credit card delined and had to cancel $300 worth of groceries. I thought that I paid it off, but instead it would take three days to clear my payment. I was embarrassed.

Description : The US "justice" system is a travesty; what should I do when called for jury duty?

Last Answer : Think about if you don't go, who will, in your place? And if the thinking, educated people all manage to get out of jury duty and you find yourself on trial, who will be your jury? Yes, ... . I don't know the answers to these questions myself, and I wish you good conscience in whatever decision.

Description : Do you think blackmailing is the most harmful suffering to do to a person, and the most undesirable, psychologically?

Last Answer : No. Scaring the person (if he hates spiders, put him in a room of spiders) is at least as effective. Or threatening to kill loved ones. Are you planning anything we should know about?

Description : Which is worse? Behaving badly sexually, or behaving badly racially?

Last Answer : There are degrees of everything. In the examples you gave, sexual assault is worse than someone wearing black face, assuming they don’t also assault someone.

Description : Is it really necessary to stigmatize brazen people?

Last Answer : I think it’s a judgement call and I can hardly blame if a person, especially a female feels more wary than elated about being brazenly complimented in public. My thinking is that they just don’t want to encourage the behaviour.

Description : Whitey Bulger, 89-year old mobster and multiple murderer, was killed yesterday in prison. Is this frontier justice or is it evil?

Last Answer : I'm not sure he would've gotten out of prison eventually since he was 89 years old when he died. I find it kinda odd they would transfer him to a prison in WV. I read a couple of ... lived the life of luxury near a beach in California for 15 years after murdering several people for no reason.

Description : What kind of evidence should be required to prove sexual assault occurred?

Last Answer : Well, witnesses, or people that she told of the incident.

Description : Will Trump fire Rosenstein?

Last Answer : Just saw this.

Description : So, what is your opinion on Bolton threatening the International Criminal court with sanctions and legal actions, should they dare to prosecute american war criminals?

Last Answer : It’s an open invitation for everyone else to ignore the rules and go after Americans. Same as the use of torture the last time Bolton was allowed near the levers of power.

Description : Could the goverment retroactively pay slaves descendants for damages and for pay while working on the plantations and farms ?

Last Answer : Could the government? Sure, if they wanted to. But there are some pretty big issues to deal with. 1) where would the money come from? Why should taxpayers in 2018 pay for something that happened in the ... It would be a wild-assed guess at best. Bottom line - it's utterly unrealistic in every way.

Description : Have you ever been wrongly accused?

Last Answer : I am moving on. Krama will sort out who is to blame. I hope my ex-friends can move on too. I wasn’t blameless in university either.

Description : If someone commits a crime but the judge clears them, are they guilty of committing a crime?

Last Answer : We all have our authority sources. Some feel most responsible to their god, some to their government, some to a personal sense of wrongness. Our legal system is imperfect. That is why appeals have so much court time. Guilt is all about who we owe for our actions.

Description : With the legalization of pot, will we see any reparations for those who have had their lives destroyed by drug laws?

Last Answer : nope. The injustices of the past must go (for the most part) unaddressed,

Description : Why didn’t Flynn simply clam up, take the hit and wait for a pardon from Trump?

Last Answer : Considering Trump’s penchant for lying and for going back on his word I sure as shit wouldn’t trust him.

Description : Can you imagine Clarence Thomas being appointed to the Supreme Court today?

Last Answer : Can you imagine Roy Moore being elected to the Senate next month?

Description : Should Hillary, or Obama be imprisoned?

Last Answer : I seriously doubt it. After all, if the combined weight of a Republican House, Senate and President is unable to mount an effective prosecution of either villain, who are we to point fingers or indulge the ... our eyes. You know the one about If he were guilty, he would be charged by now.

Description : Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial ended in a hung jury. Do you think there should be a retrial?

Last Answer : Yes. Too many women with complaints about him might indicate there is at least some truth to their accusations.

Description : What are your thoughts regarding the cop's statement about United passenger?

Last Answer : Whatever he said, it is probably horrible. ACAB

Description : How is this in any way justice?

Last Answer : Car insurance was never meant to replace your car, just to pay off damages. Although I have seen commercials that say they will replace your car now. I’m sure it is very expensive and the lady that has been involved in many accidents probably couldn’t afford it. No, I don’t think this is fair.

Description : Shock and Consternation! Clinton gets a pass from the FBI. Is there no justice?

Last Answer : answer:I'd say that there is justice, and we just saw it properly administered. The FBI - the premier investigative agency in the US - did their work and essentially cleared Hillary Clinton. ... -hatred so strong that anything that doesn't fit your narrative of the world is immediately suspect?

Description : Was justice served by Dennis Hastert getting a sentence of 15 months for molesting children?

Last Answer : answer:Well technically, he pleaded guilty to and was convicted for one count of illegally structuring $950,000 in bank withdrawals to avoid reporting requirements. He admitted in a plea agreement ... will be a measure of justice for those who believe that punishment is ever appropriate justice.

Description : For those who think abortion should be illegal, why should a woman not be punished for requesting one?

Last Answer : Or maybe the argument is that the doctor should know better since he is professionally trained. That does not make sense to me. What if the abortion is performed by someone who is not a doctor? Who is liable in that case?

Description : Would you want to be Amanda Knox's roommate?

Last Answer : Sure, why not.

Description : Another cop doing his job is dead...why?

Last Answer : Well there was also the suspect standing in front of the cops, hands over his head, and the cops shot him. What comes around goes around. Both sides need to remove heads from butts.

Description : What's more important compassion or justice (details inside ) ?

Last Answer : Justice. Compassion only means that they’ll do it again.

Description : Wanna play good cop bad cop?

Last Answer : GOOD COP - OFFICER MARK ENGRAVALLE He was called to a Walmart in Kansas to pick up a shoplifter. He was faced with a homeless mom and her barefoot kids. He noticed at least three of the ... morning-mix/wp/2015/07/11/officer-buys-diapers-and-shoes-for-homeless-mother-caught-shoplifting-for-her-kids/

Description : What gives the FBI authority to arrest FIFA officials?

Last Answer : answer:Here's an article about that. Oxford University Press - The FIFA scandal and the extraterritorial reach of US law Two of the 14 individuals indicted were US citizens, another was a ... , the indictment simply does not support a claim that contact with the United States was incidental.

Description : Is there any hope for reducing the gross inequities defining our criminal justice systems?

Last Answer : Who told you I was on Jury Duty (true!). It might be helpful if you mentioned some of those gross inequities. I think Body Cameras are a big step forward, as were the existence of all these cell phone ... him lunging at the cops with a knife. The claims and evidence didn't get a lot of media play.

Description : Why are states having so much trouble finding a humane way of administering the death penalty?

Last Answer : In terms of continuing to do it by lethal injection the problem is that the chemicals they used to use are not being produced much any more because the countries that produced them have outlawed ... seen as cruel and unusual punishment. But we do manage to euthanize our companion animals humanely.

Description : If I am pissed off enough, does that excuse my violent actions.

Last Answer : Some may think so, but in reality nope.

Description : Why is Tsarnaev trial being shown differently through the media than Aaron Hernandez trial?

Last Answer : MA courts allow judges to ban cameras (and all recording) in court if they determine that there is “substantial likelihood of harm” to anyone in the court if recording is allowed link.

Description : When's the last time you were screwed by someone, or some company, and how did you handle it?

Last Answer : answer:A few months ago I went to get my birth certificate so I could get a valid ID. Vital records here has these kiosks you use to request a birth certificate. These machines also take your ... a chargeback against the state of Oregon. Then I thought that might be problematic so I got drunk.

Description : What would be the best way to manipulate cops into killing each other?

Last Answer : answer:Tell some cops to go investigating some really agressive drug dealing organization. They are forced to put in disguise and blend in and take some drug to prove their loyalty. Some of them may be doped too ... the loose and point them to the former cops. BAM. Yeah it's not so good an idea.

Description : What is your opinion of prosecutors refusing a plea deal in the trial of the Boston bomber?

Last Answer : Bloodthirsty, bloodsucking, blood money.

Description : How could this man possibly be "not guilty?"?

Last Answer : answer:Curious, is he pleading not guilty by reason of insanity? if he is, this doesn't work all that often and people who use this successfully don't get off Scot free at all Is ... pretty sure anyone can plea not guilty to whatever charges even if there is hard irrefutable evidence against them.

Description : Was Oscar Pistorius' sentence too light?

Last Answer : Yeah, there’s no question that he should have to serve at least as much time as OJ Simpson and Robert Blake. Oh, wait…

Description : Why are people so judgemental always?

Last Answer : answer:Some are, some aren't. I definitely think that your question - using the word always is definitely an exaggeration. Having said that, however, human nature is to view and interact with others. It ... you have with anyone - you and they are evaluating each other. There is no way around it.

Description : What would happen if the death penalty was optional for anyone of sound mind facing an extended prison sentence?

Last Answer : It wouldn’t work. If the convict is truly of sound mind then they would never opt to die.

Description : Was OJ Simpson innocent of murder after all?

Last Answer : He was found in a court of law to be not guilty of murder and cannot be tried for that crime again. However, if what is portrayed in the documentary is true, and if there is evidence to support it, then perhaps O J can be tried as a co-conspirator of a crime that led to a death.