▲ 291 ▼ Houston man ticketed for feeding unhoused found not guilty (www.chron.com) submitted 3 years ago by TheTango@lemmy.world to c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) What's jury nullification? I don't remember ever hearing that word. Anyways I'm voting non-guilty because I have a reasonable doubt. 😉 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Captain_Patchy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago* Sorry, what I meant was that I would convieniently not remember this when I get asked about it during jury selection, then I might convieniently decide to vote non-guilty because I had a reasonable doubt. Totally not because I learned of jury nullification. Totally... Also it's not contempt of court since I "forgot" about it during jury selection. 😉 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Captain_Patchy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago* Sorry, what I meant was that I would convieniently not remember this when I get asked about it during jury selection, then I might convieniently decide to vote non-guilty because I had a reasonable doubt. Totally not because I learned of jury nullification. Totally... Also it's not contempt of court since I "forgot" about it during jury selection. 😉 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago* Sorry, what I meant was that I would convieniently not remember this when I get asked about it during jury selection, then I might convieniently decide to vote non-guilty because I had a reasonable doubt. Totally not because I learned of jury nullification. Totally... Also it's not contempt of court since I "forgot" about it during jury selection. 😉 permalink fedilink source parent