andrewta
@andrewta@lemmy.world
- Comment on Are defense attorneys ‘good people’? 1 week ago:
A good attorney/a smart attorney is going to directly ask their client if they actually did it. There is 0% chance you can really defend your client if you don’t know if they did it or not. Because if you don’t know if they did , that means you also won’t have access to all of the information that the other side will have. And then you can pretty much guarantee a failure. By failure, I mean, having the Defendant wind up in jail.
And yes, I know the old statement of every pedophile should be in jail in every rapist should be in jail. But from the defense attorneys point of view, if your client winds up in prison, then you failed. You get too many fails and nobody’s gonna hire you for defense. Even the people are actually innocent will not hire you.
Now I do understand the intent of the original posters comment of why would somebody want to defend somebody who admits they raped or killed.? As you said, everybody is the right to a presumption of innocence. Because you don’t push back on the argument in every case, what will happen is you’ll wind up with innocent people in prison. What it does it make sure that the prosecution when they come to the courtroom, hopefully has their act together. And is fully prepared. If you cut corners on one case you’re probably going to cut corners on another case. This just ensures the system functions.
- Comment on Does having a child with someone give you any legal right to their property? 1 week ago:
this has to be the dumbest thing i’ve read today.
it should be mentioned that i am not attacking you (the person who said they had to pay child support) … i’m attacking a system that would allow this. what in the taco bell shitting hell was going through a persons head when they wrote that law?
- Comment on Why don;t more presidents put stuff to a national referendum like Clinton did a couple times? A person would get time off work to vote, show what americans actually want and so on. 2 weeks ago:
I’m also curious as to what he’s referring to
- Comment on Why do pot or other drug dealers "lace" their drugs knowing full well it will pretty much kill their customer base and rep? Is this not like a retail store telling customers everyday FUCK YOU and hope 2 weeks ago:
I also watched a report from Mariana Van Zeller about the drug. She got in contact with people that make the drug and she got a chance to interview police who have to deal with the mess.
Can’t find a link to her report.
- Comment on Why do pot or other drug dealers "lace" their drugs knowing full well it will pretty much kill their customer base and rep? Is this not like a retail store telling customers everyday FUCK YOU and hope 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Why do pot or other drug dealers "lace" their drugs knowing full well it will pretty much kill their customer base and rep? Is this not like a retail store telling customers everyday FUCK YOU and hope 2 weeks ago:
Fentanyl is frequently being mixed with a potent animal tranquilizer called
xylazine (known on the street as “tranq” or “tranq dope”), creating a dangerous and often fatal combination. This mixture has been declared an "emerging threat
So yeah it’s out there
- Comment on How do slugs not get eaten? 2 weeks ago:
Says a lot about birds that eat them
- Comment on If we cured all forms of cancer with the ease of taking a pill, what would be the next thing medicine would put the biggest focus on? 3 weeks ago:
Dementia and Alzheimer’s. Yeah that is a nasty way to go
- Comment on How many people would it take to overwhelm a fully functioning military in a nuclear state? 3 weeks ago:
1 man.
With a particular set of skills…
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
Have a pizza for your work 🍕
- Comment on Why are people like my grandpa so against seeing the whole world and learning a different language? 4 weeks ago:
The speak English to those that speak with an accent can come about because some people have a very hard time with accents. Especially as they get older. My mom has a very hard time understanding a someone from the Middle East who is speaking English. It’s not that she is racist it’s that’s she older and her ears are wearing out. My dad is the same way. My mom is more patient when dealing with people who have a strong accent. My dad… less so.
I worked with my dad and got him to understand that it’s not that they aren’t speaking English… it’s that they have a strong accent. I at least got him to stop saying “speak English “ . It’s a small step.
My point is: talk to your grandpa and see if he has a hard time understanding the accent.
The rest of it, ask why he doesn’t like travel. Is he afraid of crime or what is it. Maybe you can show him the truth
- Comment on It seems like when I eat meat my ears ring more. Any ideas if what causes this? Not so much with hamburger but more with pork. Thoughts? 4 weeks ago:
Good question but no just ringing
- Comment on It seems like when I eat meat my ears ring more. Any ideas if what causes this? Not so much with hamburger but more with pork. Thoughts? 4 weeks ago:
Pizza can do it. But I haven’t really payed attention to which toppings
- Comment on It seems like when I eat meat my ears ring more. Any ideas if what causes this? Not so much with hamburger but more with pork. Thoughts? 4 weeks ago:
After
- Comment on It seems like when I eat meat my ears ring more. Any ideas if what causes this? Not so much with hamburger but more with pork. Thoughts? 4 weeks ago:
Good thought will keep track of that
- Comment on How many times a year do you wash your jeans? 4 weeks ago:
So twice a day?
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- Comment on Did I discover a fake conspiracy theory? 1 month ago:
It’s missing a word
“Was” pissed in public
Or
Was pissed off in public
- Comment on I'm confused which company is sending data to which company for processing. For example, in the list in the picture, it says OpenAI is one of the Companies. So is OpenAI sending the information... 1 month ago:
Thank you
- Comment on I'm confused which company is sending data to which company for processing. For example, in the list in the picture, it says OpenAI is one of the Companies. So is OpenAI sending the information... 1 month ago:
Thank you
- I'm confused which company is sending data to which company for processing. For example, in the list in the picture, it says OpenAI is one of the Companies. So is OpenAI sending the information...lemmy.world ↗Submitted 1 month ago to [deleted] | 4 comments
- Comment on Banned Mullvad VPN TV ad criticizing United Kingdom escalating censorship and mass surveillance “And Then?” 1 month ago:
Here’s some irony
- Comment on Students from Western Carolina University are heckled as they march to their new polling place - 2 miles down a busy highway with no sidewalks — after officials voted to close their on campus polling 1 month ago:
The school didn’t close the polling station. Don’t punish the school
- Comment on Why is it I feel a tiny bit of empathy for the Guthries but really don;t care at all because people get kidnapped/ransomed every day, what makes he so special besides her daughter? 2 months ago:
LA is not a country nor is Seattle
- Comment on Is it true that in the US we are a low context culture and In France, they are high context culture? The video I'm going to attach explains the differences. 2 months ago:
That contrast part where somebody says they’re going to town and they could grab one for you, and then supposedly you’re supposed to say no that’s OK.
I’ve literally never heard that. I’m over 50 years old. I’ve never heard of that statement. If somebody offered to do something nice for you and you can use the item. Why are you saying no? Say thank you. Tell them make sure you grab the receipts that way I can get you the money or give them the money in advance.
I’ve never heard of this concept of oh no that’s OK. Don’t put yourself out. Why are you doing that? What now you have to drive into town and spend your money when they were already in town? This makes no sense. Make sure you pay them and probably toss them a little extra cash for having made the trip and the effort.
Why would you say no? Again I’ve never heard of this concept.
What state do you live in?
- Comment on Is it true that in the US we are a low context culture and In France, they are high context culture? The video I'm going to attach explains the differences. 2 months ago:
I’ve never even heard of declining the first one.
I was raised if you offer something to someone and they say no. Then the answer is no. Don’t bug them.
- Comment on Is it true that in the US we are a low context culture and In France, they are high context culture? The video I'm going to attach explains the differences. 2 months ago:
Never heard of the concept of the have to offer three times. I’ve lived in Minnesota my entire life. I’ve never heard of this.
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- Comment on Why do some car lovers oppose bike infrastructure, when more bikes would mean fewer cars on the road? 2 months ago:
Look at the comments from others in this thread and it will give you a good idea that this isn’t just a knee jerk reaction
