The idea that Trump got off on a technicality is not only false (he got off on a made-up technicality) it's also a slur on "technicalities" which are procedures put in place in the interests of fairness.

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If the police screw up, you go free.

If you are guilty, but the only evidence is that the police beat your confession out of you, you get off because we decided that making sure police don't beat confessions out of people is more important than jailing every guilty person.

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I understand "getting off on a technicality" means you're guilty but you get off for a reason other than your factual guilt.

Well, one job of a defense lawyer is to check to make sure procedures were followed. Did the police violate the defendant's Fourth Amendment rights?

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It's not a technicality if the jurors and defense lawyer get together to manufacture a reason to avoid convicting a client.

That's all. Rant over. Carry on.

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I put this short thread (plus a few comments about Lindsey Graham on my blog, here: https://terikanefield-blog.com/it-wasnt-a-technicality/