Giving Kyle Rittenhouse Basic Due Process Is Not a Scandal

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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

that prosecutors will not be able to refer to the people shot by Rittenhouse as "victims

Prosecutors can refer to individuals accusing Ghislaine Maxwell of sex crimes as "victims" in the upcoming trial of Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate, a judge ruled on Monday.

Let us not pretend these are impartial decisions. Obviously Rittenhouse deserves due process but that's not really what the article is about, it's about the terminology judges allowed that will bias a jury.

[–]wristaction 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

So, you're mad that Maxwell is being treated unfairly?

I'll help you out: The prosecution witnesses are already established as victims in the Epstein trial.

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The prosecution witnesses are already established as victims in the Epstein trial

That has not been proven in a court of law, they are still alleged victims and that language is prejudicial.

So, you're mad that Maxwell is being treated unfairly?

Am I on reddit, because that's the sort of deliberate obfuscation of the actual issue I would expect from there.

Every person is supposed to be presumed innocent and be entitled to a fair trial. Using language that identifies one side as the victim during trial is inappropriate, even if that person is a monster.

[–]GammaKing 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That has not been proven in a court of law, they are still alleged victims and that language is prejudicial.

Maxwell's counterargument isn't that the women were trafficked in self-defence, is it?

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Afaik she's always denied the charges, said she wasn't involved.