In the US, no. Not a lawyer, so please correct me if I’m wrong. In criminal cases, if the jury can’t come to a unanimous decision, then the judge can send them back to deliberate further or declare a hung jury and the prosecution can decide if they want to try again. If the jury comes back with a unanimous verdict then it stands. If the defendant doesn’t agree with the verdict, they can choose to appeal to a higher court, which can then decide to hear the case or let the verdict stand. Cases where the jury returns a not-guilty verdict even though the evidence presented clearly shows that the law was broken are called jury nullification. It’s a last line of defense against unjust laws.
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mangaskahn@lemmy.worldtopolitics on db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Breaking: DOJ asks SCOTUS to erase trans people from the law in case over trans care in prison
1·13 days agoNot to kill your righteous indignation, but they never will. Each and every one will get a blanket pardon.
mangaskahn@lemmy.worldtointerestingasfuck@lemmy.world•In 1920, a year before work began on the Reflecting Pool, the view toward the Lincoln Memorial looked like this.
33·17 days agoI built this memorial up from nothing. When I started here, all there was was swamp. Everyone said I was draft to build a memorial in a swamp.
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Not The Onion@lemmy.world•The FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring StandardsEnglish
5·24 days agoBrem: I’m a psych major! Words are my weapons!
FBI Agent: I’m a FBI Agent. Weapons are my weapons.
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Palestine@lemmy.ml•Calls to boycott Jimmy Kimmel after featuring Gal Gadot
14·28 days agoIt does specify boycotting the segment, basically just skip her interview. I feel like that’s a fair request.
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Homebrewing - Beer, Mead, Wine, Cider@sopuli.xyz•Store juice cider, tropicalEnglish
3·1 month agoSweet, thanks. I’ll have to try that next time apple cider is on sale. I want to make an apple brandy, but store cider is like 1/5 the cost of good cider mill cider
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Homebrewing - Beer, Mead, Wine, Cider@sopuli.xyz•Store juice cider, tropicalEnglish
2·1 month agoI’ve had trouble with the preservatives in bottled juice killing my yeast. How do you avoid that?
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Technology@lemmy.world•Microsoft announces Project Zenith, a clutter-free Windows experience meant to entice developers - EngadgetEnglish
4·1 month agoYeah, I was referring to Windows Server Core. They had an opportunity to implement a proper CLI and marketed it that way. Instead it still runs the full GUI, but just sets cmd.exe as the shell instead of explorer.exe
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Technology@lemmy.world•Microsoft announces Project Zenith, a clutter-free Windows experience meant to entice developers - EngadgetEnglish
6·1 month agoWhile we’re at it, a real CLI, please. Running a full GUI and popping up a Power Shell window doesn’t count.
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What are the first things you do when you finally finish the workday, especially on a Friday?
2·1 month agoProbably from all of the animal crackers.
The banks have to offer it as an option though. A lot don’t and opt instead for the least secure way to do it.
That is the laziest auth method I’ve seen. At least it’s encrypted in transit though. I’ll take that over the SMS, not-really-2fa crap that US banks refuse to give up though.
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Michigan@midwest.social•Macomb Libertarians refute own governor candidateEnglish
4·2 months agoNobody hates Libertarians more than other Libertarians.
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Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Judge to Baby: File an Asylum ApplicationEnglish
8·2 months agoIt won’t matter, asylum visas are getting canceled anyway.
That’s where we’re being dragged to. GeForceNOW and the Windows App are already a thing. Apple is pushing hardware subscriptions/leasing and will probably start their own remote service. Hardware prices likely won’t come back to previous levels so those options will start to look more appealing, lowering demand for parts and raising demand for the subscriptions. From there it spirals until owning your own PC will no longer be possible, maybe even illegal if age verification and other surveillance garbage keeps getting forced on us.
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•For both native and non-native English speakers: what word or phrase do you find especially difficult to pronounce?
5·2 months agoThats ok, there are entire regions of London that have the same problem.






I wouldn’t waste the time to read it. Probably just some sycophantic knob-gobbling anyway. I will however, celebrate that glorious day.