ilikecchiv t1_jcxfwk5 wrote
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Assuming this is the correct case, can't say i feel sorry for Mr Abu-Neigh.
nachoolo t1_jcxqkcc wrote
This doesn't mean that he should loose his rights and be deported into a foreign country.
After concluding his sentence, he's a normal citizen and shouldn't be treated differently.
Serious_Guy_ t1_jcy0jul wrote
36 years old, no previous convictions, murder weapon never found, pleaded not guilty, appealed, exceptionally good conduct in prison, including charity and educational work, gaining a BSc honours degree, peer tutoring and teaching in prison and a long list of other achievements, only expressed remorse and guilt at the point where not doing so would mean serving years longer before parole/release, the suggestion during trial that someone else may have targeted the victim due to drug dealing from the cafe rather than the alleged perpetrator commiting an opportunistic robbery. I would really like to see the evidence used to convict this guy before I say I don't feel sorry for him, especially as someone who has plead guilty to a crime I didn't commit as part of a pragmatic plea deal to save myself several years in prison.
Effective-Juice t1_jcz38or wrote
There's that.
But, also: Fascinated to hear from all these legal experts as to why "being worthy of sympathy" is the basis of whether the law applies to an individual.
I didn't know that a criminal record resulted in a permanent outlaw status or that not being very likable was a basis for denying human rights. This whole time we could have had Andy Dick on a chain gang.
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