Can't pay public defenders?
Tax the goddamn billionaires.
this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2025
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They’ll sooner eliminate our right to counsel.
probly should be looking at eliminating the people who make that call then. this ain't how living in an organized society is supposed to work
Most were for minor crimes like shoplifting, drug possession and motor vehicle violations.
Can we talk about WHY people are jailed for these “minor crimes”?
Yes, I know “why”, but I think we as a society need to talk about it more; very publicly and very LOUDLY!
I like how they started the article with "assault on family members and police!" Then at the end it's in fact just mostly minor infractions
I was called for MA jury duty yesterday. It was a smaller courthouse that only deals with misdemeanor cases. In MA they only use 6 person juries for these cases.
8 out of 21 jurors failed to show up for whatever reason. The judge tried to seat a jury for two separate trials, but after attorney challenges etc. he could only seat 5. We were then sent home, and I assume both of those cases have been rescheduled for later dates.
I hope those defendants get similar treatment if the state is unable to proceed with trials after multiple attempts to empanel juries…
This is a good start, but why can people be held for 7 days? That seems crazy to me.
~~Just more shredding of the Constitution and due process..is it Great yet?~~
I’m not American but this feels like due process to me, certainly more so than allowing a trial to continue with no representation for the defendant.
You're correct. I was wrong in my assessment of the title.. this is actually a good thing..