(November 2, 2017 at 10:20 am)Divinity Wrote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true...b38ce56432
Louisiana Supreme Court rules that man didn't ask for lawyer, after clearly asking for a lawyer.
You really don't get that he was asking for a lawyer there, because he used the word 'dog'? What a fucking ridiculous ruling.
So if we’re now going to deny the right to counsel for suspects who — surprise! — use slang commonly used in the black community (though not only there), can we also punish cops who don’t use crucial commas in their reports? If a comma had been used, those shit-for-brains SC justices wouldn’t have to pretend to be baffled by “lawyer dog” to justify ignoring the rights of a black guy they are itching to see convicted.
Look, the guy is accused of a serious crime and, if duly convicted, should pay the price. But this isn’t the way to do it.