Tragedy at University of Idaho

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Originally Posted by carnation

Let us also not insult people in this thread. Or any other thread. No one wants to be banned.

Copy that. Sorry, carnation.

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

This is crazy how this works. Money and politics can buy your way out of anything. Epstein got canned, but look how long it took to do it. Now Trump is talking about pardoning the chick who was in on the sex trafficking with him. At least I know it’s on the table, based on what she wants in exchange for information the government wants from her.

With BK, they’re saying he has no chance at parole. There was some other caveat though that was said during sentencing, but I forgot what it was. I just remember it being something to do with parole.

So I think what you’re talking about is if someone is sentenced to life without parole, there’s like a technical loophole. I mean, it’s unlikely, but I think it’s where a future governor or clemency board could intervene? I’ve seen judges and prosecutors often state this during sentencing to clarify that while parole isn’t an option, there’s still like a theoretical path to release, even if it’s politically or practically impossible.

And honestly, that’s part of the problem. Because when you create legal systems that say “life without parole,” but still leave even a sliver of possibility for political override, it shakes public trust. Victims families are told it’s final, but there’s always some kind of footnote. I just think it blurs the line between justice and negotiation, and in a country where influence and money already bend the system, loopholes like that feel less like fairness and more like a back door that only opens for certain people.

I just think accountability shouldn’t come with an asterisk.