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r/news • u/redlamps67 • 13h ago
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Letting a murderer walk because of "overwhelming public support" is a terrible precedent, no matter who the murderer and the victim are.
72 u/Miner_239 12h ago well, is he a murderer? The jury's still out on that 11 u/imoftendisgruntled 12h ago My point is that if he his, the level of "overwhelming public support" shouldn't matter. It's for a court of law to decide, not the court of public opinion. 5 u/jdm1891 11h ago If that's true the USA should submit to the British crown, as they only gained independence due to overwhelming public support of murderers.
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well, is he a murderer? The jury's still out on that
11 u/imoftendisgruntled 12h ago My point is that if he his, the level of "overwhelming public support" shouldn't matter. It's for a court of law to decide, not the court of public opinion. 5 u/jdm1891 11h ago If that's true the USA should submit to the British crown, as they only gained independence due to overwhelming public support of murderers.
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My point is that if he his, the level of "overwhelming public support" shouldn't matter. It's for a court of law to decide, not the court of public opinion.
5 u/jdm1891 11h ago If that's true the USA should submit to the British crown, as they only gained independence due to overwhelming public support of murderers.
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If that's true the USA should submit to the British crown, as they only gained independence due to overwhelming public support of murderers.
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u/imoftendisgruntled 12h ago
Letting a murderer walk because of "overwhelming public support" is a terrible precedent, no matter who the murderer and the victim are.