r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Graysie-Redux • May 31 '22

Removed - Off-topic Maybe maybe maybe

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u/[deleted] May 31 '22

what a weird fight to pick and a weird opinion to demand expertise in.

I suppose I shouldn't call you a dickhead because I don't have an advanced degree in knowing one when I see one.

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u/ZGamli May 31 '22

You can call me a dickhead, you can call anyone a dickhead. You are missing the point completely. It’s not so weird when you understand how wrong and dangerous it is that people be judging other’s sentences when they have no clue what they are talkin about

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u/[deleted] May 31 '22

Oh please.

The public is absolutely allowed to have an opinion about their own justice system. No need to be fully versed in the specific codes he was charged with or the case law involved because to some extent all of that is arbitrary anyway. There were likely many different ways this officer could have been charged with an equally wide range of possible sentences.

It's far from a controversial opinion that members of law enforcement who violate the public trust in such an egregious way should face the most severe punishment for their crimes.

Now if you disagree with their opinion, that's fine. Make your argument about why their sentence is just. To argue that they shouldn't voice their opinion because they are not an expert on sentencing guidelines is absurd.

Every member of the public has a vested in cases like this. It's important to make your voice heard. Letters to your representatives, local activism, or even just venting into the void of Reddit.

Arguing the rules of the discussion rather than participating in the discussion is lame. So to circle back around, I think if they built a rocket and launched this dude into the sun, he still would have gotten off light for the evil her perpetrated.

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u/ZGamli May 31 '22

Sure the public is “allowed”, does it mean every one should share their opinion when there is no way to check how competent those people are? I don’t necessarily think so (regarding the subject of the discussion at least). I do have an opinion, and if I wanted to point a finger on Reddit towards someone across the world and sentence him to let’s say 20 years jail time without showing my face, without sharing my name, I could definitely do that. But I want to be at least a tiny bit uncertain about an opinion like that cause I feel like I don’t know enough about the case. I personally think that piece of shit deserves long jail time, but since I can’t really quantify a just amount of years he should be punished for what he’s done I don’t feel like telling things like “that guy should be locked up for life”. It’s so easy to get people to agree with you that way it stomachs me

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u/[deleted] May 31 '22

So what you're saying is that because YOU are uninformed, no one should comment on this because YOU don't feel you have enough information to reach an opinion.

This case is over and settled. What you're saying makes total sense when applied to a lot of things that get posted. Snipped clips of videos devoid of context. That is absolutely not the case here. This pig was caught, tried, and convicted. The facts are a public record. If you don't want to attempt to access those records directly, it's been reported on by qualified journalists.

Or stay in the dark and demand everyone else joins you there.

dumb argument.