• hiddengoat@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    There is some speculation that the special prosecutors are right-wingers prosecuting known left-winger Baldwin. I find this stupid, and there’s a much simple explanation.

    The special prosecutors are two middling private attorneys who are now looking at being responsible for the prosecution of a very well known celebrity and getting a win on this means they look good in front of the DA. They will absolutely fight tooth and nail to get him convicted no matter how fucking flimsy the case is because it’s politically expedient for them to win.

    If you ever watched The Wire… winning this case gives them MAJOR suction with the DA.

    • NightAuthor@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Makes sense.

      And yeah, watched it twice. Once on my own, and once again after my wife saw enough bits and pieces to want to watch the whole thing. Tangent, that’s basically the story of my TV-viewing life. Wife won’t start a show with me, but once I’m watching it, she’ll inevitably end up seeing parts and idk… 75% of the time lately, she ends up wanting to watch the shows too.