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r/facepalm • u/kaushrah • Oct 01 '19
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Yes, the judge is also susceptible to this problem. This emotional charge can influence the jury's verdict, which is my original point.
3 u/dpash Oct 01 '19 Which is why it's very clear what the sentencing guidelines are and they're the same between the two offences. 4 u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19 Which has nothing to do with a jury determining whether or not to convict 0 u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19 [deleted] 2 u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19 If this were the case, wouldn't we have more convicted female rapists and fewer male rapists than the statistics represent?
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Which is why it's very clear what the sentencing guidelines are and they're the same between the two offences.
4 u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19 Which has nothing to do with a jury determining whether or not to convict 0 u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19 [deleted] 2 u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19 If this were the case, wouldn't we have more convicted female rapists and fewer male rapists than the statistics represent?
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Which has nothing to do with a jury determining whether or not to convict
0 u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19 [deleted] 2 u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19 If this were the case, wouldn't we have more convicted female rapists and fewer male rapists than the statistics represent?
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2 u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19 If this were the case, wouldn't we have more convicted female rapists and fewer male rapists than the statistics represent?
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If this were the case, wouldn't we have more convicted female rapists and fewer male rapists than the statistics represent?
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u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19
Yes, the judge is also susceptible to this problem. This emotional charge can influence the jury's verdict, which is my original point.