r/mildlyinfuriating 2d ago

Justice system..

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u/free_based_potato 1d ago

He's lucky to be out even with the evidence. According to the SCOTUS, "Mere factual innocence is not reason enough to not carry out a death sentence properly reached."

We do not live in a country of laws. We live in a country of rulers, and our freedoms are subject to their whims.

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u/DemythologizedDie 1d ago

The evidence does still matter when a verdict has not yet been reached.