I don't understand this part-
Harris’ trial attorney asked the witness if his diabetes affected his vision. He said yes but denied he had vision problems.
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While obviously bullshit now, there's mild forms of vision issues. I have astigmatism, and if it was caused by an issue, I'd be able to honestly say "yes the issue affects my vision, but no, this didn't impact my ability to see the guy do it." A cataract could block peripheral vision while not preventing someone from recognizing someone they looked at directly, etc.
This guy's a liar, but it's still plausible. If a thing should've been done differently besides the fraud, it'd be to require an eye test for the court specifically
Well yes but actually no
Welp I guess we have to take his word for it
Has that lawyer never seen My Cousin Vinny? You have to test their vision on the spot during the trial.
It had a positive effect on his vision.
Reminds me of the blind computer repair guy that swore Hunter Biden dropped off his laptop.
I know this isn't the point of the article but 76 years seems like an absurdly long sentence. I just checked and the average time served for murder is 15 years.
That average probably includes white people murderers getting a slap on the wrist. I wonder what it is if you just take the average of black/brown people's sentences for murder
Seems to be about 250 months or 21 years for black people.
Most sentences are absurdly long today. Too many things that would have been a citation 200 years ago are felonies today.
There were also prosecutors and judges involved in this bullshit.
Fuck the police. But also fuck witnesses. Even from own experience they will just outright lie. Its only perjury if you say something against the police.
Fuck all cops! Full stop.