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After rise in climate direct action, Europe cracks down (www.reuters.com)

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[–] copandballtorture@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Do these become jury trials? In the near future, I could see jury nullification of these cases the same way abolitionists did it 200 years ago.

porky-happy Judge: "You stand accused of helping a slave escape, here is irrefutable proof."

douglass-vibing Jury: "We find the defendant NOT GUILTY" troll

porky-scared-flipped

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Germany doesn't have jury trials and France only uses them in very rare criminal cases.