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Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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Then vote appropriately when you’re on a jury.
I was on a jury, that included an attorney.
He made an interesting point: Juries effectively have no rules. You may consider anything you want. Including the behavior and reputation of the arresting agency.
If an agency (such as the ATF, FBI or podunk PD) is out of line holistically you may use that as enough evidence to vote for acquittal. Period. Also known as jury nullification.
(this is not legal advice, just relaying his comments).
THIS

I had to do jury duty once in college. I was elected to the fucking foreman.

Dude had done something wrong and cops were looking for him. A day or so later, he is hiding in the back seat of his sister car and they pull her over...for no reason...of course, they find him.

I push that jury. They pulled her over for no reason, not speeding, no reason at all...other than maybe she knew where he was. My main argument was designated driver...if you are too drunk to drive and get a ride, the driver gets pulled over and the cops find you drunk, should you be arrested? They argued the public nature. I asked how many of them considered their POV as being in public...could just anyone get in your public car? Can cops just pull you over and start trying to find the reason?

Then they found a brown vial. UH OH....nope. It tested negative for all the drugs they tested it for. So...it's now illegal to have an object commonly used by druggies? Ever take a sandwich to work?

I convinced them the arrest itself was faulty. They had to let the guy go.

Don't get me wrong. Dude is still a dirt bag to this day but he has rights same as everyone else. Illegal search and seizure.
 


And that is just the beginning of their ordeal. By the time they are done with them, they would be barely identifiable as slop from a farm detritus rendering plant...

ETA: Russians are very well known for suddenly being in a 'for shits and giggles' mood. As in, for shits and giggles one day out of nowhere, one of the guards might suddenly drop a pellet of orphaned source cobalt from a radiotherapy machine into their cell, lock it, and amuse himself by periodically checking up on them...
 
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