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by silly-silly 1836 days ago
But he's not innocent, you missing the boat here jimmy ?
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The point I'm trying to make is that we have judges and juries for prosecuting criminals and deciding sentences for guilty criminals. You don't think it's a little bit wrong that law enforcement is side stepping that and deciding for themselves that the criminal is guilty and that they should get the death penalty? Iirc, the fifth amendment grants individuals the right to refuse to testify against themselves, but this behavior is effectively removing that right for the accused.
law enforcement isn't doing the executing
That's like saying a hitman's customer isn't committing murder. Try another
It's not, because again, the police aren't paying or soliciting others to do the executing.