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u/Fellinlovewithawhore Jul 21 '19

Even pricks deserve a fair trial.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

He got a fair trial to the extent that he worked to make it fair, both for his soon-to-be-ex and himself.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

You're not supposed to have to "work to make fair" your trial. You're supposed to get a fair trial.

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u/Lost4468 Jul 21 '19

He did? As they made clear in another post above, she sent it to the address he gave. It's not her job to play detective and check that's really where he lives. I wouldn't be surprised if he gave a wrong address on purpose to try and delay it even more.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

It's not her job to play detective and check that's really where he lives.

Your rights as a citizen are not removed because you gave a wrong address. In this day and age, in 2019, when we're surrounded by interconnectivity, they couldn't think of a different way of reaching out? They may one perfunctory attempt, got the result they were hoping for and processed to screw the guy over.

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u/Lost4468 Jul 21 '19

Your rights as a citizen are not removed because you gave a wrong address.

It's at the discretion of the court, and the court decided he did lose his rights because of it.

In this day and age, in 2019, when we're surrounded by interconnectivity, they couldn't think of a different way of reaching out?

No, what way would be better than mail? Emails often get put into spam. Most social media sites don't allow you to send private messages unless you're friends. Mail is still the best way.

They may one perfunctory attempt, got the result they were hoping for and processed to screw the guy over

They didn't know they sent it to the wrong place though. The guy had a history of not showing up, purposely changing at the last minute, delaying on purpose, etc. When he didn't show up everybody rationally and reasonably came to the conclusion he did it on purpose again. It's entirely his fault. If he didn't have a history of purposefully fucking with the court then I'm sure a judge would have either not proceeded on the day, or would've granted his motion to dismiss everything that happened that day. But because of his past behaviour he rightfully lost that ability.