I think nullification reminders are best served for hypotheticals that aren’t genuinely stupid and awful things to do. Hate Trump all you like, anyone who’s actually shining lasers at planes (instead of innocents with cat knickknacks getting targeted for no reason) is a gigantic idiot endangering everyone around that plane. There is no situation that calls for doing that.
In this case it was a cat toy that a secret service member claimed was aimed at Marine 1. Even IF, and that is a big if, he did aim it at Marine 1, the laser in that is not powerful enough to even go more than a few yards at best. Nobody was endagering anything in this case.
I feel like this is a great time to mention jury nullification in the event someone actually does something a little more illegal than a cat toy…
I think nullification reminders are best served for hypotheticals that aren’t genuinely stupid and awful things to do. Hate Trump all you like, anyone who’s actually shining lasers at planes (instead of innocents with cat knickknacks getting targeted for no reason) is a gigantic idiot endangering everyone around that plane. There is no situation that calls for doing that.
In this case it was a cat toy that a secret service member claimed was aimed at Marine 1. Even IF, and that is a big if, he did aim it at Marine 1, the laser in that is not powerful enough to even go more than a few yards at best. Nobody was endagering anything in this case.
I very specifically indicated that I was talking about a hypothetical:
Got ya. Clearly misinterpreted that sorry. 12 hour workdays don’t leave much im the way of extra brain space
No worries. It happens to the best of us.