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delinka on July 22, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Kentucky teen faces charge for naming attackers in...

I'd think it's safe to say the accused are guilty. If you're not going to allow the public the opportunity to see that justice is served...

This gets me fuming mad! I say let the girl speak and if the judge insists she serve 180 days and pay a $500 fine, I'll send the money myself and offer her a job when she gets out. Hide the sentence from the public and protect their identities my ass. They were the attackers.

ajross on July 22, 2012 | [–]

It's a juvenile case. The courts have never allowed the public to the opportunity to see that justice is served.

delinka on July 22, 2012 | | [–]

But that's for the protection of victims.

namank on July 22, 2012 | [–]

This is my biggest problem with the legal system; it is centralized around the mechanics of the society, not the mechanics of being human.

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