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by porksoda 698 days ago
The effect of a grumpy person sending Bob to jail is also not immediate or enormous (unless you are bob or bob's family).
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You've misunderstood. The effect is measurable immediately (guilty or not guilty) and the size of the effect (65% to 0%) is enormous.
Judges are not the only people who need to eat.