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by brandonmenc 140 days ago
Keep dreaming.

I'm not sure why so many people believe that what - jury nullification? - is going to happen.

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$1.4M defense fund (so far), exceptional legal team, jury nullification, lots of paths to success. His case is going well so far, and appeals are always an option. “Proof beyond a reasonable doubt” is the bar.

How confident are you there isn’t at least one juror who hasn’t been harmed by their health insurance, financially or medically? Only takes one.

> How confident are you there isn’t at least one juror who hasn’t been harmed by their health insurance, financially or medically?

Who doesn't perjor themselves during voir dire, thereby triggering a mistrial? Pretty confident. Maybe he gets lucky in federal court because Bondi is an idiot. But the state charges are solid, and New York isn't Reddit.

I’ll bet you a bottle of a beverage you enjoy. Let me know.

Laws are just loose rules we sometimes collectively adhere to, people are mostly emotion driven. Sometimes the law matters, but sometimes not.

> I’ll bet you a bottle of a beverage you enjoy. Let me know

I’ll take it! If he’s found not guilty on all counts in his state and federal trials, I owe you.

> people are mostly emotion driven

Sure. A prosecutor’s (and judge’s) job is to remove these people from a jury pool.

> not sure why so many people believe that what - jury nullification? - is going to happen

Eh, if I thought Mangione was justified or effective it would be an easy way to feel good for a while with zero real-world consequences apart from my moral integrity. (Which, to be clear, is mine and mine alone. I have friends–good people whom I love and respect–who would nullify Mangione. They're just never getting seated on his jury without perjuring themselves.)