thecringeandwincefactory:

trials-of-socrates:

errors-dot-albi:

thatscienceteacher:

theveganarchist:

stfuconservatives:

lesserjoke:

antigovernmentextremist:

gerrycanavan:

Jury nullification. Pass it on.

Jury nullification is so fucking important.

This is something that more people should be aware of, if only because (in many states, at least) defense attorneys are actually prohibited from mentioning it to jurors. The law allows a jury to return a “not guilty” verdict contrary to the facts of the case, but not for the defense to inform them of that power or to argue for its application in the current trial.

I didn’t know about this. Wow.

always reblog

This is SUPER IMPORTANT and also a good reason to show up for jury duty. You know all those laws you think are stupid? This is your chance to maybe do something about it. 

I…. I thought this was common knowledge… signal boosting this because it obviously isn’t!

Did not know this

Jury nullification in the United States has its origins in colonial British America. Similar to British law, in the United States jury nullification occurs when a jury in a criminal case reaches a verdict contrary to the weight of evidence, sometimes because of a disagreement with the relevant law.

woodmeat:

queenciityconfidential:

recentgooglesearches:

why do snickers bars have a dorsal vein

This made me do the meanest double take at 4 am

zamaron:

stachionalgeographic:

wigmissing:

hey guys

what happens if the

*lil wayne voice* call that

luckylittlebunny:

Next Splatfest Confirmed

homelesswerewolf:

comedycentral:

Maybe we’re not so divided after all. Happy World Emoji Day.

Georgia is the bottom capital of America.

hungwy:

When y'all fake conversations in your heads do you sometimes say random sentences out loud too? I was just tying my shoes and said very sternly and loudly “I DO know how ants work, fucker”

firequacker:

♪♫ Old MacDonald had…

…enough.

kindachillie:

grotesquelylovely:

lagonegirl:

a rare one 

That’s so mean

Even the way he checked him was cool. “You have any other questions…that are smart?”