It gives a whole new dimension to the concept denoted by the phrase "security theater".
It isn't pre-conviction trial-phase evidence (yet), but it is testimonial "evidence" that factors into post-conviction decisions - which is quite bad...
"I question the judge's judgment in the case itself, since he considers this a reasonable submission for a victim statement but, as I said, it is just a victim statement, not evidence yet."
FTFY.
Victim statements are not evidence, it's just a chance for the victim (and/or family, etc.) to state what they feel about the verdict (to the court) or to make a direct statement of some kind to the convicted party (condemning, forgiving, etc.)...
Patty Nieberg
Sep 25, 2025
The signs outside the North Carolina bases are aimed at troops troubled by legal issues around military units ordered into domestic law enforcement roles.
Win without War Mobile Billboard drives near the U.S...
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Yawn.
“We haven’t actually even tried real communism, so the failures we see don’t really prove anything.”
Believe what you want.
Tariffs are always economically harmful. Always.
Plus, like all forms of welfare, they tend to weaken the...
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What?
The idea that the feds can tax us into security and prosperity is once again proven wrong? 78,000 manufacturing jobs LOST?
When will paleocons learn?
Not sure I can take much more of this kind of “winning.”