Some states have laws with “mandatory minimum sentencing”, but in this case it seems either New York doesn’t have that, or the laws broken here aren’t part of the mandatory minimum guideline.

From a PDF here:

https://www.innovatingjustice.org/sites/default/files/media/document/2022/Summary_NY_Felony_Sentencing.pdf

"However, today, while most drug felonies in New York are excluded, minimums still apply for most people convicted of any other felony charge—whether violent or non-violent—if they have a prior felony conviction within the past ten years.

Even absent such a criminal history, minimums continue to apply to most convictions where the current charge is a violent felony."

So in the Trump case, no priors, not violent, minimums don’t apply.

NOW - If he has ANOTHER felony, he does have prior convictions and it’s a different ballgame.

GenX has been fighting boomers from the start, we’re just exhausted now.

There is no doubt Hamas committed atrocities during the October 7th attack, but at the same time there has been no compelling evidence of systematic rapes.

That notion comes from purely racist and propagandist sources.

The policy IS more targeted at certain communities who ban people left and right for little reason or no reason at all.

Because incoming president. It’s clear had this been anyone else (Michael Cohen) or had Trump lost the election, he would have done time.

Böömen

I always respond to flat earthers by linking them to hollow earthers. Let them fight it out. LOL.

I think it does get pinned to the top of the All feed, but then a lot of people intentionally avoid All.

Sounds like the setting for a great Assassin’s Creed game…

I’m not in the best health so I do a lot of order at home.

GrubHub/DoorDash/etc. all calculate the tip based on the order + their fees, not the order itself.

If I order a $60 dinner, I’m tipping 20% of $60. Not 20% of $60 + your delivery fee and your service fee.

It’s weird to me what people tolerate in red states that we absolutely do not here in Oregon.

Random sobriety checkpoints were found to be unconstitutional here. You can’t just decide to close a road and pull everyone over.

Red states apparently love that shit.

https://romanolawpc.com/oregon-dui-checkpoints/

“Before government officials can embark on a search or seizure for evidence to be used for this purpose, they must have individualized suspicion of wrongdoing. Further, unless they can show to a court’s satisfaction, after the fact, that they did not have time to obtain a warrant, the authorities must have judicial authorization, in the form of a warrant, before the search or seizure.

Defendant was seized when his vehicle was stopped. His vehicle is, like other possessions, an “effect” in which he is entitled to be “secure against unreasonable search, or seizure.” Or. Const. Art. I, § 9. His person and documents were searched and the evidence obtained was used to convict him of a crime.

These acts occurred in the absence of any belief that he had committed an offense. The officers did not comply with the constitutional standards for searches and seizures. Or. Const. Art. I, § 9. The evidence must be suppressed.”

Already happening. This was posted to c/latestagecapitalism

“Mark Watney: Space Pirate”

I wonder if this was reported by someone or if it’s another case of modding by AI? Not that it’s excusable by any standard. Would be nice to know if the bias is human or machine.

Want to bet if he had been a white officer he would have been a poster child for “See! We aren’t ALL bad! He fed a hungry prisoner out of the goodness of his own heart!”

“Wait, his last name is ‘Rodriguez’? ARREST HIM NOW!!!”

Sure, my non-mod opinion of anyone stating an elected member of government is somehow not a member of government would, by our own rules, be removed as an ableist slur.

I’ll let you guess which one.

I’m demonstrating the problem. :)