We haven't lived in a lawful society for a long time. 60s and 70s left wing terrorists mostly received slaps on the wrist at the time and many were later pardoned. They now occupy positions of authority in the power structure of the regime.
If the jury pool had randomly chosen someone sympathetic to his beliefs, and that someone had had the courage to engage in nullification, then this murderer’s crime would have magically become justified? Terrible logic.
You can't just go and murder people in a lawful society.
He would still get away with it if the jury or even the judge found his actions justified or sympathetic, but they didn't. End of story.
We haven't lived in a lawful society for a long time. 60s and 70s left wing terrorists mostly received slaps on the wrist at the time and many were later pardoned. They now occupy positions of authority in the power structure of the regime.
If the jury pool had randomly chosen someone sympathetic to his beliefs, and that someone had had the courage to engage in nullification, then this murderer’s crime would have magically become justified? Terrible logic.
Baby-killers arent people.
How lawful is a society in which sentences are determined by gender, skin color or political affilitation?
Very lawful, actually- as long as they do everything through legal means. Fortunately, legal != moral. So, what you should be asking is: