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minus-squareAntiOutsideAktion [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 years ago some petty bullshit making him plead guilty to espionage but
minus-squareSoyViking [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoEverybody will know that this is a forced confession anyways so who cares?
minus-squareunwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoIt does set a potentially dangerous precedent, but with how things are going (American newspapers declining in quality and SCOTUS selectively ignoring precedent and doing whatever), you’re right that it doesn’t mean much.
some petty bullshit making him plead guilty to espionage but
Everybody will know that this is a forced confession anyways so who cares?
It does set a potentially dangerous precedent, but with how things are going (American newspapers declining in quality and SCOTUS selectively ignoring precedent and doing whatever), you’re right that it doesn’t mean much.