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minus-squareCaptain_Patchy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification_in_the_United_States https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/jury_nullification Once you are on the jury it is your prerogative nay, your RESPONSIBILITY to use it when it is appropriate. A law criminalizing feeding the homeless is a perfect example of why jury nullification exists.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification_in_the_United_States
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/jury_nullification
Once you are on the jury it is your prerogative nay, your RESPONSIBILITY to use it when it is appropriate.
A law criminalizing feeding the homeless is a perfect example of why jury nullification exists.
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