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SWBTATTReg

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1. Time to start making judges accountable...it seems like once they get elected, then ...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 05:19 PM

Sep 2018

in some cases, nothing seems to drive them to do what the community is seeking (other than what the bare minimum of what the law says, w/ regards to sentencing guidelines). The prosecutor has a lot to do w/ it, as to what they can actually prove in court beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Alaska judge targeted after giving no jail time for assault [View all] Eugene Sep 2018 OP

Time to start making judges accountable...it seems like once they get elected, then ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #1

The California judge had done the same thing on the same day, sentenced an abuser lightly More_Cowbell Sep 2018 #2