And Peterson was sentenced to death...

[conuly]

Why? Because the evidence was so compelling?

No.

He didn't show enough emotion during the trial.

(Thanks, rpeate)

Okay, youse guys can now talk about how horrible it is, because I'm too cold to do so.

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Same here. Though I'm not sure how to define stupidity here, by contrast, the ignorance in several key areas was quite plain.

It always bugs the hell out of me when people pompously equate a conviction with actual guilt, which even philosophy of justice recognizes as inherently unknowable. In fact, the failure to reconize that distinction is sometimes regarded as more of a threat to justice than corruption within the judiciary itself.

But it was the misrepresentation that made it too personal for me. Few things grind my gizzard worse that some ignoramous presuming to tell me what I think.

As for actual trolling, it would depend how much of it was deliberate subterfuge. I don't think that's the case here, which is why I wish I had been a bit more...er...judicious. But speaking of trolling, I'm damn glad no one saw my first reply! Thank Dog for timely deletions!

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