Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federal case

Post by CrazyPyroLinux » Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 3:24 AM UTC

MichaelZuo wrote: post #438

CrazyPyroLinux wrote: post #430

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I wasn't necessarily suggesting to "do nothing and make no effort" - That's a strawman and false dichotomy. Sure, we can generally try to do more of what works and less of what doesn't. But usually the type of people who want to "architect society" end up being the worst type of "rules for thee but not for me" tyrants.

I think the Founding Fathers of the U.S. 'architected society' reasonably well in the 1770-1800 period?

Post by thrashh » Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 3:10 PM UTC

Kranar wrote: post #377

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I don’t think the issue is with “good-ol’-boyism” The root issue is that human beings are racist or otherwise prejudiced and that’s causing way more problems in many more areas And prejudice is natural human behavior. Anyone can become prejudiced if they grow up in the right environment But if all your friends are from all walks of life, you will naturally not be prejudiced. So all we need to do is make sure that we…

>But if all your friends are from all walks of life, you will naturally not be prejudiced. I'd be careful jumping to the conclusion you did based on this premise because there are a lot of subtleties here. More generally this is known as the contact hypothesis (and related to the diversity exposure hypothesis) and there isn't that much evidence to justify the idea that exposure to multiple walks of life reduces preju…

Post by MichaelZuo » Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 1:02 PM UTC

CrazyPyroLinux wrote: post #441

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I think the Founding Fathers of the U.S. 'architected society' reasonably well in the 1770-1800 period?

Tip-of-the-hat to our founders, for sure! But I'd say they were architecting a government, not a society. That's a very important distinction, and without it you can end up with some really destructive Statist/Authoritarian stuff. Regarding those first 25 years or so: Jefferson's attempt to ban slavery in 1784 failed by 1 vote. Then there was the Whiskey Rebellion in 1791 and then the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.…

Post by IncRnd » Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 5:44 PM UTC

arlort wrote: post #188

IncRnd wrote: post #48

Now, we need to pay attention to Presidents, DoJ Attorneys, and District Attorneys who pick and choose which laws to enforce, based upon their politics. It's interesting how they aren't getting charged for those actions.

They aren't because it's the whole idea behind the separation of the executive from the legislative power.

Post by dd36 » Tue, Aug 23, 2022, 2:55 AM UTC

washbrain wrote: post #133

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Anonymized justice. The facts. The arguments and a decision without any of the parties knowing race or anything else.

"this anonymous person stands on trial for their role in spreading hoaxes in their show about Sandy hook shootings, they have made millions selling supplements online and host their own talk show catered to right wing conspiracies. " I have literally no idea how you'd accomplish anonymity in many, many cases.