this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2024
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A Boring Dystopia

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

but he's operating in a legal framework.

That defence is flimsy AF .

The US did a whole thing in Germany saying following the law was a bullshit excuse , they've literally set the precedent for assholes following the law being killed when they're guilty of mass murder.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

Since our courts care about case law and not about moral frameworks, I think you'll see that defense being used quite successfully.