double jeopardy, is it fair? |
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double jeopardy, is it fair? |
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is double jeopardy fair or not? i think it isnt fair. say a person tries to murder someone, but somehow doesnt succeed. the murderer somehow wins the case and is set free. he can now go back and murder the person he set out to kill in the first place, without any penalty at all if double jeopardy is legal in the state where it happened.
![]() what do u guys think? should double jeopardy be legal or not? |
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No, no, no...
Let's say John Doe is on trial for alledgedly trying to kill Jane Doe on January 8th, 1996. What this means is that if John Doe is acquitted of the attempted murder on January 8th, 1996, he can't be brought back to trial for that attempted murder... Double jeopardy does not mean that if he tries to kill her again on January 9th, 1996, that he can't be brought back to trial and incarcerated. D'you understand it, yet? I think it's a very logical institution and should be upheld in our Justice System. |
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