• SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social
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    12 days ago

    Why not? The double jeopardy clause is about prosecuting a single person twice; it says nothing about prosecuting a second person for the same crime. Heck, convicting a second person wouldn’t even automatically invalidate the first conviction. (SCOTUS has ruled that innocence is not a sufficient reason to overturn a conviction.)

    Remember, we have a judicial system. Calling it a “justice system” is inaccurate.