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      “Sentencing”, as in determining a sentence (punishment or remedy) for a crime. Still incorrect, though, since he was only charged at this point, not sentenced.

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        Completely agree. If I was the headline writer I’d have considered myself fucking brilliant but held it back because he isn’t sentenced and it’s inaccurate.

        But then I thought deeper and considering the terror charge, image above, and US justice system - and decided maybe it is accurate that he’s effectively sentenced.

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    Terrorism straight up just means “violence but offensive to the particular sensitivities of the elite.” Always has. Go back to the Paris Commune and it’s the same shit.

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    they are really this stupid. ladies and gentlemen the “ruling class”:

    “lets just throw in the word terrorism so it sounds veeery serious and people will stop rooting for him”

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    The terrorism charge is because that’s the only way New York state can charge first degree murder. Weird as hell law.

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      They want to punish him harder than the law would allow so they’re charging him with something he clearly didn’t do? Am I understanding that correctly?

      There are plenty of weird laws out there, but if the state is going to pull tricks like this, then do the laws mean anything or are they just weapons to be redefined at will?

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    Clearly the aforementioned schools are not teaching law or idiots like you might realize the murder charges are state specific.