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It wouldn't be fair to have your felony conviction negatively impact your opportunities. This is how justice works right?

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[–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Shouldn't being a convicted felon affect one's candidacy?

Should the US government also pay candidates to have aesthetic surgeries? Being ugly might affect their candidacy!

[–] rob64@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago

Holy crap his tie isn't red

[–] Persen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

And when he's elected, he'll change the law in his favour. I know, he can't do everything he wishes, but he could probably make it better for himself. VOTE!

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I wonder if he’s delaying the sentence because he’s planning to lock him up for a few months.

This judge has had a strong bias to not look like he’s impacting the general election, and putting Trump in Rikers for a few months would have a much bigger impact than a fine.

[–] exanime@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if he’s delaying the sentence because he’s planning to lock him up for a few months.

My cynical brain tells me otherwise... after the election Trump would win which means he will not be sentenced at all or lose meaning nobody would care when the judge sentences him to the smaller wing of Maralardo for a week of house arrest

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Hush money cases with non-violent first time offenders usually doesn’t result in prison time. So, if he got fines, house arrest and or probation, that wouldn’t be abnormal. Handling him with kid gloves would also be inline with how this judge has operated.

BUT, he also threatened the court and jury, and was constantly held in contempt. A lot of trial lawyers assume that, if he does get a few months in prison, his attempt to threaten and bully the court could be the reason for stiffer penalties.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

This judge has had a strong bias to not look like he’s impacting the general election

All this time I thought they were there to uphold the law no matter who was on the other end of it, but I know, joke's on me!

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

On one hand he should just be scentenced, but I can also see how sending him to jail might also away the elections in the wrong way. He would make himself a martyr.

If he loses the election and gets ssent to jail then, he can't go on a. "the elections where stolen" tour.

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