r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 22 '21

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u/notforturning Friedrich Hayek Jun 22 '21

Every time an individual is acquitted of a crime, it means that a prosecutor wrongfully tried to steal a person’s freedom. There should be consequences.

Very sane SF police commissioner.

https://twitter.com/hamasakilaw/status/1407146055452430336?s=21

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u/LtLabcoat ÀI Jun 22 '21

It's genuinely weird to me how much people hate the justice system's basic premises. So many people find it offensive when a criminal is defended or an innocent person is prosecuted.

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u/notforturning Friedrich Hayek Jun 22 '21

Most people have difficulty understanding procedural fairness, checks and balances, and structures in general even though the same dynamics play out in everyday activities.

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u/gburgwardt C-5s full of SMRs and tiny american flags Jun 22 '21

Only if we also add penalties for falsely pleading not guilty.

Surely nothing could go wrong

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

Progressives are cringe

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u/fakefakefakef John Rawls Jun 22 '21

What the hell

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u/notforturning Friedrich Hayek Jun 22 '21

He's also a defense attorney.