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NothingButNet's avatar

These are the kinds of things that make people take justice into their own hands when the government proves unwilling to punish criminal activity.

longletters's avatar

Is this "lay judges" system really "government" or is it some weird hybrid which only goes to prove that even "regular citizen" drawn "direct from the masses" becomes hierarchical and a system ripe for favor-trading and exploitation, especially when it operates outside of mass representation?

NothingButNet's avatar

🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Who knows? Whatever it is, it’s a stupid system. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

longletters's avatar

It's incredibly bad and stupid.

I wonder if there's a time when it worked well and if so, what was the societal and political situation at that time?

Surely lots of water has flown under bridges since then and lots of bad ideas have been socialized, at all points of the spectrum. I mean, what was called "conservative" in the 40s and 50s is nothing like what it is today. Stuff found in progressivism today was I think more the domain of rabid cultists a hundred years ago. Etc.

Joe Travis's avatar

They already abused females for bloody votes. What more do you expect from animals.

longletters's avatar

I have no idea how that relates to what I was saying to someone else. I think you are thinking so ferociously of a very narrow "they" that you assume everyone else would understand what you mean.

Noel Reid's avatar

Is it perhaps instead of the English Jury system?

Terrible result though - worse than outrageous!

longletters's avatar

I didn't even think of that. Makes sense, but what a botched attempt it is. Not very comfortable with the commoners having even that much authority, perhaps?

It is completely outrageous!

Joe Travis's avatar

Pathetic excuse for law.

Mark Lancaster's avatar

Just when you think you’ve heard it all…

flatpress's avatar

You explained a little on how the Swedish courts work, but.. actually, they don't work do they. It's the same in the UK and all western nations. It's up to us now. The system has not only failed but has been turned against us. There's no one coming to save us. We are the ones who save us. Action is required and well overdue.

Vanessa's avatar

Wonder where all the liberal women are?

freelearner's avatar

Where are the women, and will there be a protest outside that courtroom this week?

Kathy Lopez's avatar

This is downright sick. The professional legal judge was neutered by a political appointee?!?

This is inexcusable!

Stefan Soback's avatar

This is extreme even for Sweden!! Touching a 14 year old girl is rape. Period.

gary stuart's avatar

Similar in UK... a young girl reported Rapists with manchette or other crimes stalking young girls.. she was arrested for Islamophobia...

John David Truly's avatar

I looked up manchette? A “shirt cuff”. Can you clarify?

Anna's avatar

It was a typo. He meant machete.

Debbie Lawrence's avatar

A machete is a large, heavy, broad-bladed knife. It is primarily used as an agricultural tool for clearing dense vegetation, cutting sugarcane, and hacking through brush, but it can also serve as an improvised or traditional weapon.

John David Truly's avatar

Yes I own two - not a mannchette

Mike Schnell's avatar

Absolutely unbelievable!

Kathleen Kate Hagan's avatar

Disgusting & I think the government want these people free to rape & destroy society & these lay judges are being paid by the higher up bodies to let the criminals off free of serving time. Another way of controlling the system.

White Fang's avatar

There is really no comment !!! 🤬🤬🤬

Danielle Joyce's avatar

So sad! How can anyone feel safe knowing that this monster roams the streets?

San Sebastián's avatar

Sadly we have seen the left in Britain cover up the gang rape of children by Muslim Gangs for diversity reasons. This has been going on in towns with left wing councils for over 30 years. Left wing politicians voted NOT to have an Inquiry.

Sandra Goad's avatar

Don't you just despair?

Stephen Korn, MD's avatar

How about sentencing this judge to life and banned from Sweden, too