NomNom@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-216 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-square96fedilinkarrow-up1688arrow-down115
arrow-up1673arrow-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.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-216 days agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·15 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-up1·14 days agoTo be fair, pardons exist for cases such as The Hurricane
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 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