• Monkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.com
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    1 month ago

    Because the refusal to convict someone based on laws and circumstances you feel are unjust is wrong and goes against everything the ruling class have fought for.

    • winterayars@sh.itjust.works
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      But if also a cornerstone. (For better and worse–it got and still gets used to excuse people who commit hate crimes, for example.)