September 6, 2018
NOTHING MORE REPUBLICAN THAN JURY NULLIFICATION:
Jury Fines Man $1 For Punching Charlottesville Rally Organizer (BILL CHAPPELL, 9/06/18, NPR)
For the crime of striking "Unite the Right" organizer Jason Kessler, a Charlottesville, Va., jury says Jeffrey Winder must pay a fine of $1 - falling far short of the maximum penalty in the case.
The citizenry ought to determine what violence we wish to encourage as a society, just as the authorities ought to enforce the laws.
Posted by Orrin Judd at September 6, 2018 10:39 AM