As far I understand it, Penny turned himself in so I suppose he saved them a lot of time and effort, but they still spent all the money required to bring him to trial, right? State attorneys and judges cost money, too. If they were blatantly racist they could have just let him go with no charges, would have saved them a lot of dough.
MacNCheezus
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My bad. New York Times, then.
Well, if he actually does that you certainly won't hear me complain.
Certainly does look a lot like first degree murder at first sight but from what I've seen even the whole story about the circumstance of his apprehension seems rather odd.
Also (and yes I know it's a long shot but still), the jury could simply refuse to indict him because they hate the victim far more than the crime.
I certainly can't disagree there.
Wasn't Penny a combat vet though? Perhaps he did overreact and Neely didn't have to die (I sure don't think he deserved THAT even though he certainly did act like a piece of sh*t), but it's hard to understand what's going through someone's mind when they're facing a life or death situation.
It's a regrettable outcome for sure but did Penny really deserve life in prison for trying to protect others from violence? It seems rather likely that someone would have died that night, and if it wasn't Neely, it would have likely been someone more innocent.
Siddartha Gautama (better know as the Buddha) was literally born a prince and gave up his life of privilege in order to live as a beggar. Sure, he never killed anyone (except his own future life as a king), but he still became a saint. Meanwhile, Jesus may have come from more humble roots but he could have become a king had he chosen to do so.
All I'm saying is Reuters clearly knows where their bread is buttered.
Sorry you had to deal with harassment. I did not live anywhere nearby so I don't have a first person account but from my view, they were protesting oppressive tyranny and government overreach just like anybody else. Perhaps some individuals misbehaved but overall I think they had a just cause their hearts were in the right place.
FWIW I actually did donate to the convoy back then but my money got refunded because the Canadian government threatened to confiscate all of the funds the minute they were wired over. Do with that information what you will.
Aaron Swartz rotating in his grave so fast rn he's become a source of renewable energy
Can't risk anyone taking away any unapproved opinions...
At some point you're gonna have to decide which one is more important, your hatred for religion or your hatred f for he rich.
It's almost as if for-profit journalism is, in fact, for profit, not for the truth.