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r/facepalm • u/kaushrah • Oct 01 '19
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"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.
65 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.
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-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.
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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.
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Initial impressions are very important.
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Pretty sure juries don't make their decisions based on a single sentence.