• @[email protected]
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    755 months ago

    The fact that we have people on minor drug offenses serving years in prison, but these assholes are negotiating when, if ever, they’re going to maybe serve a few-month sentence is such an outrageous failure of the justice system, I feel like there’s really no way to solve any of these issues without just tearing the whole institution down and rebuilding it from the ground up with new, reasonable rules.

    • @not_that_guy05
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      175 months ago

      I mean we could have a peaceful revolution like they did in Europe 5-10 years ago. They pretty much removed everybody and voted everybody new in. The most peaceful revolution on books.

    • @disguy_ovahea
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      5 months ago

      He’s awaiting appeal. The judge determines incarceration, house arrest, or a bail option during that time. That’s why he’s reporting to jail, and not prison.

      This doesn’t affect his sentence. Unless he wins appeal, he will be serving time in prison.

      • @grue
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        75 months ago

        A normal person would’ve been cuffed and led off to the cells pretty much immediately after sentencing, not scheduled a month afterward.

        • @disguy_ovahea
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          5 months ago

          Not true. It’s a nonviolent crime. House arrest is more common than incarceration while awaiting appeal.

          • @grue
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            55 months ago

            What are you talking about? Bannon isn’t awaiting trial; he’s been sentenced. It’s right there in the headline, FFS!

            • @disguy_ovahea
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              5 months ago

              He is awaiting his appeal. That’s how sentencing during appeal works.

              • @grue
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                35 months ago

                Normal people sit in a cell serving their sentence while awaiting appeal. Only elite fascist fucks get the kid-glove treatment and run around free until the judges can’t come up with a fig leaf to keep entertaining their lawyers’ bullshit motions anymore.

                • @disguy_ovahea
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                  25 months ago

                  That’s not the case with most nonviolent crimes. There has to be reason for the judge to think that they’re at risk of committing more crime while awaiting appeal.