Raymond’s previous attorney, Joseph Long, argued at trial that Raymond was in the “crosshairs” of a culture war, and accused District Attorney Collin Sims of being “woke.”

Woah, that’s a strong argument, my man. Against a dude who more or less tortures kids (it’s been a while since I read about the charges and I didn’t complete this article, as I was only interested in learning the new sentencing date, Dec 2). Set the man free! /s

  • @yesman@lemmy.world
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    “Sims treats everyone as if they are guilty until proven innocent and he is willing to manipulate the judicial system in order to pressure a defendant into accepting an unjust plea bargain.”

    Not only is this normal and acceptable behavior in our legal system, but the system would collapse without it.

    • @kn33@lemmy.world
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      429 days ago

      Right? Like, there’s one person who’s supposed to treat someone as if they’re guilty prior to a verdict being delivered and that’s the DA