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0 pointsjunon2y ago0 comments

What you describe does not match reality.

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Townshend v Townshend is a ruling from 1848 still being quoted.

Citing Slavery Project did an analysis and found 18% of all current cases in courts either quote slavery rulings or are less than 2 steps removed (quote a ruling that quotes the slavery ruling).

junonOP2y ago

Not sure how that's relevant.

> The law is the law, if it's unfair it gets changed.

That's the part that doesn't match reality.

Arkhaine_kupo2y ago

> That's the part that doesn't match reality.

I mean Spain recently had a big case related to a group sexual assault. Society was up in arms about the ruling (minimum sentence was 1 year, max was like 6)

So the law was amended and now sexual violence has a maximum sentence of 15 years which is more in line with other european countries.

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Arkhaine_kupo2y ago

Townshend v Townshend is a ruling from 1848 still being quoted.

Citing Slavery Project did an analysis and found 18% of all current cases in courts either quote slavery rulings or are less than 2 steps removed (quote a ruling that quotes the slavery ruling).

junonOP2y ago

Not sure how that's relevant.

> The law is the law, if it's unfair it gets changed.

That's the part that doesn't match reality.

Arkhaine_kupo2y ago

> That's the part that doesn't match reality.

I mean Spain recently had a big case related to a group sexual assault. Society was up in arms about the ruling (minimum sentence was 1 year, max was like 6)

So the law was amended and now sexual violence has a maximum sentence of 15 years which is more in line with other european countries.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse