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user-inactivated · 3437 days ago · link · · parent · post: Amidst the celebration of the SCOTUS ruling on marriage, there are some extremely disturbing statements in the dissenting opinions
The state cannot possibly make a distinction between "actually" innocent or guilty, and innocent or guilty as determined by a court. The courts are essentially the state's sensory input, if your senses produce wrong information, there's nothing you can do. So the state should seek to implement a court system that best finds the truth (but more likely will implement a court system that serves its own ends).