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Subject: Re: How are criminals arrested
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On 6/20/2025 5:26 PM, AMuzi wrote:
> On 6/20/2025 4:14 PM, Shadow wrote:
>> On Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:43:10 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/20/2025 2:31 PM, Shadow wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:41:43 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri Jun 20 17:38:58 2025 Beej Jorgensen  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But at least he's going to finally get a day in court. Holy moly. 
>>>>>> Maybe
>>>>>> take the easy way next time.
>>>>
>>>>     MAGAtards? I doubt it.
>>>>>
>>>>> When was the last time you served on a jury?
>>>>
>>>>     Anyone with an IQ higher than a cockroaches' usually manages
>>>> to get off a jury. If the suspect is Latino just say you don't care
>>>> much for Latinos, but don't actually hate them but would NEVER date
>>>> one. His lawyer will reject you.
>>>>     It's a PITA. You don't get paid, might even lose your job if
>>>> it takes a long time, and sometimes the family will seek revenge, or
>>>> worse, friends might think you took the wrong decision.. If you are
>>>> self employed, those days are lost.
>>>>     You will very rarely see someone with a higher education
>>>> serving in a jury here in Brazil.
>>>>     As to "Beej Jorgensen" I suspect he would avoid jury duty if
>>>> possible.
>>>>     []'s
>>>>
>>>>     Of course, there are the sociopaths that enjoy being on a
>>>> jury. They get off on the power they get to wreck someone's life for
>>>> good. The more innocent he is, the bigger the thrill when he's
>>>> convicted.
>>>>
>>>>     PS changed the subject. There is no such thing as a "illegal"
>>>> human being. Look it up in the bibel.
>>>
>>> I'll take your word on scripture but illegal aliens are
>>> deportable under USA and Brasil statutes, like most if not
>>> all countries.
>>
>>     In Brazil they have a trial. And they can appeal if that goes
>> against them. But then we're a rich country, we can afford those
>> little quirks which are practically universal in non-totalitarian
>> cultures.
>>     I hear the US is suddenly bankrupt. Maybe you really can't
>> afford it.
>>     []'s
> 
> [sigh]  This country's been broke since before I was born.
> 
> And that's reached crisis levels, not that either party want's to clip 
> their own gravy train.  It's a real problem, with real risks of real 
> pain (c.f. Argentina, Zimbabwe, etc) but they just can't keep their 
> hands out of the till...
> 
> See also discussion here in the early days of Mr Musk's noble efforts. 

You're becoming a master of sarcasm, Andrew....

> I 
> predicted that any proposed spending cuts would founder on the rocks of 
> various Congressmen's interests (majority Republican at this time but it 
> doesn't matter) and promptly sink just like Peter Grace's through and 
> specific report in 1984.  It has indeed.
> 
> 
> But, broke or not, the US is not unique in describing deportable aliens 
> in its criminal statutes.
>