Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoJudge finds Donald Trump in contempt for 10th time over gag order and threatens jail timewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square165fedilinkarrow-up1825arrow-down115
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minus-squareTheRealKuni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months ago And in so doing, hold a bias for the asshole. Criminal court is intended to be biased towards the defendant. Hence the “beyond a reasonable doubt” burden of proof. (Obviously that bias is often not upheld properly, and plenty of people are railroaded by the system into unjust convictions.)
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·8 months agoThe court itself might be, but the judge isn’t supposed to be. They have procedures and guidelines, for everything involved here. Procedures and guidelines that aren’t supposed to take “ex president” into account. Judges aren’t supposed to allow anyone to intimidate, threaten or otherwise manipulate the witnesses or jury. Remember- the people of NY are one of the parties; and all parties are entitled to a fair trial.
Criminal court is intended to be biased towards the defendant. Hence the “beyond a reasonable doubt” burden of proof.
(Obviously that bias is often not upheld properly, and plenty of people are railroaded by the system into unjust convictions.)
The court itself might be, but the judge isn’t supposed to be.
They have procedures and guidelines, for everything involved here. Procedures and guidelines that aren’t supposed to take “ex president” into account.
Judges aren’t supposed to allow anyone to intimidate, threaten or otherwise manipulate the witnesses or jury.
Remember- the people of NY are one of the parties; and all parties are entitled to a fair trial.