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Undocumented immigrant faces decades in prison after breaking ICE officer’s nose during arrest
(www.latintimes.com)
this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2025
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Regardless of the context, 20 years for non-lethal assault is a ridiculous sentence (and utter waste of taxpayer money). Fix your penal codes, USA (or at least add it to the list of things that need fixing)
It's because it's assault against a King's Man. An attack on an officer is seen as an attack on the fabric of moral society. (really, an attack on the egocentric, pernicious power structure that subjugates us)
Police lie about being "assaulted" and "resisting" all the time. They put soccer players to shame pretending they're hurt. Cop probably punched himself in the face trying to rough up the guy.
Or the wife he was statistically beating fought back and this guy is the scapegoat.
I hate it, and it isn't right, but that's how The System always starts its negotiations. Amp up the charges to 11, throw in a bunch of "stretch goal" charges, and panic the defendant into taking a deal. From the defendant's side of things, why risk 20 years of your life in prison for something you mostly aren't guilty of, when they'll accept a plea that will allow them to look both tough and merciful (and clear their name of all wrong doing) and only cost the defendant 3 years of probation and time served?
They should, you're right, but it's not going to happen. Imagine my surprise when I discovered decadess ago that the nation which routinely trumpets its defeat of Southern slavers during their grand civil war, has actually contrived to maintain legal slave labour through its prison system. Guess which demographic has been systematically targeted for arrest and persecution by the police and justice system?
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