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		timewizard 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon Which is why "jury nullification" still exists. Just because a law exists does not mean the public good is automatically improved by blithely enforcing it with zero tolerance.

WrongAssumption 7 months ago [–]

Jury nullification isn’t granted existence. It’s not an express power, it’s just a natural consequence of the jury system.

It’s not possible to make it not exist.

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