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Whatwouldntwaldodo t1_jd72kes wrote

Reply to comment by ArugulaZ in The FBI raided a notable journalist's home. Rolling Stone didn't tell readers why by SellingCoach

Did he?

He’s plead not guilty. If you think the FBI is above unethical tactics against their opposition, you’re being naive.

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delcodick t1_jd78jxw wrote

An initial plea of not guilty is the norm within the justice system 🙄

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BOSS-3000 t1_jd8oxh7 wrote

Aren't speeding tickets the most frequent charges? Wouldn't pleading guilty or no contest then be the "norm"?

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delcodick t1_jd8p16m wrote

A traffic infraction is not a crime. Do try and keep up

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BOSS-3000 t1_jd8w69d wrote

How does one "keep up" without asking questions?

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mynameisalso t1_jd9o693 wrote

By reading previous comments.

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BOSS-3000 t1_jda2zwz wrote

If you had read the previous comments, you should have noticed none of the previous comments mention speeding tickets.

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HydroCorndog t1_jd8t24u wrote

If you have been charged with it, it's all over. The act is so reprehensible that a false accusation is as good as the truth. Public opinion will never shift back even when the accuser admits to lying. The man is doomed. Is it acceptable? I don't know. Maybe the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Like the death penalty, I think there should be ironclad proof.

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KamaKairade t1_jd7k5xz wrote

While you were downvoted by blue-line-zealots, you raise one of two points:

1: For the FBI to employ the tactic of using CP as a guise to obtain information and circumvent the 4th is not unheard of.

2: The only way to know the result for sure is to wait for the trial, which there often isn't one, because the matter is usually pleaded to avoid embarrassment.

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