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Originally Posted by TwoBlackEyes
The judge has the power to override a stupid jury decision if there is reason to.
There is no check on the power of the presidential pardon. It means that all politicians, as long as they suck enough presidential cock, are untouchable by the laws of the courts. That's a travesty.
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I'm sure the lawyers in the room will know better than I, but I'd much prefer a system which is chock full of false negatives than false positives (IE it's exponentially worse to imprision an innocient man than to let a guilty man walk).