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I'll say it again, the jury can acquit on the basis that the law, as being applied, is unfair, unjust, or whatever, in spite of the facts proving guilt. The jury is to apply principles of justice.
And as to who is being an idiot, it is surely NOT the victim of overzealous cops and prosecutors bent on punishing an upright citizen. If anything, it is the prosecutor for failing to move for dismissal in the interests of justice. It falls to the sheriff of any county to enforce the law justly, and, from what we have available at this point, this whole case does NOT serve justice. Not to the victim of an overzealous enforcer, not to the man's wife, and not to the citizens of Kitsam County and Washington State. I've watched for many years as Kitsap County have gone to the far-liberal uptight California thinking. Used to be a great place to live, but I'd never move there now... and I desparately want out of the county I am now in. This case is a travesty of justice, never mind the letter of the law. This man is NOT a criminal, and should be released and acquitted, fully, and immediately, and have ALL his rights restored, including that to arms, and of voting.
By the bye, if his HAS been registered to vote and has actually voted, that would be a stronly extenuating fact that any jury should find as grounds to acquit. If a man can vote, he can bear arms, for it is the same section of the contsitution that provides for the forfeiture of BOTH of these laws in the case of felons.
And as to who is being an idiot, it is surely NOT the victim of overzealous cops and prosecutors bent on punishing an upright citizen. If anything, it is the prosecutor for failing to move for dismissal in the interests of justice. It falls to the sheriff of any county to enforce the law justly, and, from what we have available at this point, this whole case does NOT serve justice. Not to the victim of an overzealous enforcer, not to the man's wife, and not to the citizens of Kitsam County and Washington State. I've watched for many years as Kitsap County have gone to the far-liberal uptight California thinking. Used to be a great place to live, but I'd never move there now... and I desparately want out of the county I am now in. This case is a travesty of justice, never mind the letter of the law. This man is NOT a criminal, and should be released and acquitted, fully, and immediately, and have ALL his rights restored, including that to arms, and of voting.
By the bye, if his HAS been registered to vote and has actually voted, that would be a stronly extenuating fact that any jury should find as grounds to acquit. If a man can vote, he can bear arms, for it is the same section of the contsitution that provides for the forfeiture of BOTH of these laws in the case of felons.