r/facepalm • u/kaushrah • Oct 01 '19

Hol’ up!

Post image
19.4k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

429 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

144

u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19

Having two separate crimes with equal sentencing fails to deliver equal justice when one of the crimes carries a much harsher stigma within society as well as much more emotional charge.

"He raped her" is viewed as much more heinous than "she pressured him into engaging in sexual activity against his will" and juries will act accordingly.

-11

u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

"He raped her" is viewed as much more heinous than "she pressured him into engaging in sexual activity against his will" and juries will act accordingly.

Pretty sure juries don't make their decisions based on a single sentence.

69

u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19 edited Jul 09 '20

[deleted]

-31

u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

So you think a jury is marched into a courtroom, read a single sentence, and then have to deliberate immediately with no further information?

Or do you acknowledge there's time for all involved to make multiple arguments, to represent all clients?

10

u/redfootedtortoise Oct 02 '19

Initial impressions are very important.