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[–] Trebuchet@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

DC police are federal, i think, so you can see how this ends

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago

Briefly looking at the wiki article, it looks like it's more complicated than that. The president does have pardon power there, but not all crime in DC is a federal crime. There's a lot of fiddly bits where for many purposes DC acts like a state as well as a city.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Loduz_247@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

what's the broader context?

He brutalized a sex worker?

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

He brutalized a person.

That's the context.

What is wrong with you?