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Jaycee @fivecandles (438) • United States 1 Nov 24

Do you think minors should be tried as adults? Some states in the USA allow people under the age of 18 to be tried in court as adults. I personally think that is BS and shouldn't be allowed. If we can see and acknowledge that...

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Who do you think will do time? And who do you think will not do time?

The Horse @TheHorse (238349) • Walnut Creek, California 3 Jul 21

This is today's SPAM from Donald Trump. --- Friend, By recklessly eliminating our border security measures, like THE WALL, Joe Biden has triggered a massive flood of ILLEGAL immigration into our Country. President Trump spent...

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Jussie Smollett news

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 27 Mar 19

Jussie Smollett had all charges dropped on his faking being attacked.I was surprised.Were you?He still maintains his innocence in the whole thing.

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15 and being charged as an adult!

OtakuNerdyChica @DanieGirl80587 (2724) • United States 29 Aug 16

So me and the hubby were watching an episode of Law and Order: SVU and it was a season 17 episode about a black 15 year old boy who was charged as an adult for manslaughter after him and a few other cruel kids were harassing a...

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The utter depravity of the merchants of death

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 29 Sep 15

I have just been reading about the case of the arms company that has won legal costs against the family of a woman who was killed by the bullets that the company supplied, and which plans to donate the proceeds to "gun rights"...

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Sometime there is no justice

bostonphil @bostonphil (4459) • United States 1 Oct 11

Several months ago, a woman jogging at daybreak was struck by a vehicle that kept going. She died at the scene. There were no witnesses. The jogger was well known in the community and this was the news of the day. Before the...

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Teflon Li-Lo?

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 23 Jun 11

If anyone did half of what Lindsay Lohan had done to offend the legal system of California they would be cooling their heels either in jail or a prison cell. Again and again Lohan avoids the slam of the steel door. Is this...

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Casey Anthony trial

LaurenInLA @LaurenInLA (2270) • United States 19 Jun 11

Is anyone out there as hooked on this case as I am? I watch the proceedings every day and I find the entire process fascinating. I think that the prosecution did a good job but I also believe that the defense has scored some...

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Loop holes in the legal system ...can it ever be set right?

kiran8 @kiran8 (15348) • Mangalore, India 28 Aug 10

[i][b] I am sure it is the case with every country's legal system.There are bound to be some loop holes in the system which one easily takes advantage of and makes maximum use of it.It is more so in the case of criminally minded...

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Are you happy with your country's legal system? If not why ?

kiran8 @kiran8 (15348) • Mangalore, India 17 Jul 10

There was an article I happened to read written about the judiciary which was showing the entire Indian legal system in a poor light.I felt that the article was one sided and written with a certain amount of bias towards the...

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Do you think lawyers really care about their clients or are they in it for..

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 22 Apr 10

Do you think lawyers really care about the clients they represent or do you think they are in it to see how much they can make from the case? Are there lawyers who are not concerned about how much they make in a case...

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Why is it that sometimes those who do bad walk away without punishment?

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 22 Apr 10

Why do you think that some people who are obvioulsy evil and corrupt, can get away with anything..Take for example, why was it that Al Capone who was a notorious mobster that was responsible for countless murders escaped a...

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Have you ever Heard of Gay panic?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 19 Dec 09

It's a new thing basically tried out by bigots following the Matthew Shepard case. The two young men claimed that they were frightened because Shepard hit on them. If the fact that you hit on me and I don't want you to is an...

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Are you contented of the legal system in your country?

aerous @aerous (13434) • Philippines 4 Nov 09

As I notice about the legal system here in the Philippines. There are many cases that is pending before the court. I don't really understand why all of those cases not being pursued for trials since most of this cases is a low...

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Do We Need To Go To This Extent? Another Perspective Of The Death Sentence

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 7 Jul 09

First of all, I need to apologize for any bad after taste with some disturbing pictures in this article here. I understand that the death penalty will always be a hotly debatable topic for many of us from different countries...

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Death penalty.

Kinetic_one @Kinetic_one (28) • United States 30 Mar 09

Do you agree with the death penalty for violent crimes. Some people say that the leagal system has gotten soft on criminals, and as such does not deter thier activities. If we look back in history and even in other countries there...

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How is the legal system in your country?

mercuryman3a @mercuryman3a (2477) • India 6 Jan 09

How long does it take for cases to be settled? Does it take innumerable years for simple cases to be settled? Are people going to the courts at the drop of a hat? Do they ultimately get entangled in legal hassles and realize...

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O.J. is going to prison.

cadman1 @cadman1 (96) • United States 5 Dec 08

I just read the story on msnbc.com and he has been found guilty of his attempt to recover items he says were his and is awaiting sentencing. His lawyer is hoping for 6 years saying, "...it's the bottom-end number for parole." His...

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Inmate in jail was able to have £18,000-a-year full-time job,...

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 18 Oct 08

visit his girlfriend... and carry out armed raid on post office A joke? Something that could not happen? Well, don't be just too sure yet. I just came across this article on the Daily Mail UK, today...

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Jury duty-to serve or not to serve

izzybutt @izzybutt (30) • United States 15 Sep 08

Ok, It's my turn, again. I get my jury summons like clock work, and have been called in every time except once. I was selected and served on a jury once. I will tell you all about it, but first I would like to hear from some of...

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