Comment on Jury refuses to convict four Palestine activists accused of arms firm raid
OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 days ago
This is also in response to a similar recent case where the judge added on terrorism charges after the jury already decided the defendant was guilty of minor charges.
Perhaps this jury was aware of that and voted against conviction because they don’t believe these activists deserve terrorism charges.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
How can a judge add charges that someone hasn’t been found guilty of by a jury and (presumably) would have pled not guilty to.
Agent641@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Step 1: Have the backing of a state with a monopoly on violence
There aren’t really any other steps.
PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
It’s my understanding (not British, nor a lawyer) that they weren’t technically ‘charges’, but bonus time, like how in the US, you get bonus time for robbing a liquor store with a loaded gun instead of an empty one (very American, I know).