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  1. Terence Keel examines how eugenics shapes the way we think about people who lose their lives during violent encounters with the state.

    lareviewofbooks.org/article/eu

    #LawAndOrder #police #Eugenics #law #justice

  2. This shit is crazy. This is going to affect court cases in Colorado for decades. There was a forensic scientist in Massachusetts caught back in 2011, and her name still pops up in recent criminal cases.

    #LawAndOrder #Forensics

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

  3. A quotation from John Adams

       We are to look upon it as more beneficial, that many guilty persons should escape unpunished, than one innocent person should suffer. The reason is, because it’s of more importance to community, that innocence should be protected, than it is, that guilt should be punished; for guilt and crimes are so frequent in the world, that all of them cannot be punished; and many times they happen in such a manner, that it is not of much consequence to the public, whether they are punished or not.
       But when innocence itself, is brought to the bar and condemned, especially to die, the subject will exclaim, it is immaterial to me, whether I behave well or ill; for virtue itself, is no security. And if such a sentiment as this, should take place in the mind of the subject, there would be an end to all security what so ever.

    John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
    Speech (1770-12-03/04), Argument for the Defense, Boston Massacre Trial

    More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/15073/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #bostonmassacre #nothingtolose #civilrights #crime #criminal #exoneration #guilt #guilty #innocence #innocents #justice #lawandorder #moralhazard #protection #punishment #security #socialcontract #justicesystem

  4. purecaffeine.com/llm-logs/soci

    > Law, policing, and social order are information systems backed by force. When they work, they compress uncertainty: people can predict consequences, trust symbols, and coordinate behaviour without constant violence. When they fail, entropy shows up not as noise in a signal, but as moral blur, institutional drift, and legitimacy collapse ...

    #ChatGPT #Policing #LawAndOrder #Entropy #Legitimacy

  5. #SundayShowdown
    The courts say #Felon47's hand-selected prosecutor #LindseyHalligan was "illegally appointed" and "has no authority" to prosecute cases (read: "do her job.")

    Problem? Of course not. #LawAndOrder #MafiaDon wants her (in more ways than one), so she gets to keep her job. 🤦‍♂️

    (Note to the Dumbass Administration: the courts didn't tell you that you must fire #Halligan simply b/c they have no authority to do so... a lesson I suggest you learn.)