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That's already happening. Just yesterday someone got acquitted of murdering a homeless person in NYC. The only thing that's different here is that it was a CEO who got killed instead of one of the peasants.


Murder wasn't even one of the charges, so even if he had been found guilty on all counts it still wouldn't justify you calling him a murderer


I don't think that the law necessarily defines whether or not someone is a murderer.

Stated another way, the law's job is to act in accordance with right and wrong, not to define it.


Yes, near 50% of the country is cheering that he was acquitted and someone was killed. The other 50% would be glad if he faced extrajudicial punishment.

Not a good state to be in.




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