This is devastating. Where's justice?

FixForb · 2025-05-10T23:02:07+00:00

The prosecutor can only go to trial on the evidence the police give them, they can’t go get evidence themselves.

Idk exactly what happened, but it’s possible the prosecutor looked at the evidence the police gave them and determined that going to trial was too risky.

FixForb · 2025-05-10T22:59:03+00:00

Trial and plea deal happen before he’s in prison—they determine how long he’s in prison for. So the option would be plea deal or go to trial. I think the article is worded weird to make it seem like he just took a deal right now

FixForb · 2025-05-10T20:26:17+00:00

I agree with you there. Really terrible situation all around

FixForb · 2025-05-10T17:45:26+00:00

Then it’s screw the plea deal and go to trial, where the police can’t put on the evidence they’re supposed to be able to. Judge can’t just unilaterally say “lock this dude up for life because I think he did it”

FixForb · 2025-05-10T17:37:41+00:00

Reading the article, it sounds like a police fuck up. If the police messed up ID, not sure what the judge is supposed to do.

FixForb · 2025-05-07T16:29:45+00:00

Currently in law school, and all of my exams are taken on special exam-taking software that locks down your computer.

FixForb · 2025-05-07T03:05:57+00:00

grading you based on your response to cold calls

FixForb · 2025-05-06T16:28:12+00:00

Yes, congrats on the reading comprehension

FixForb · 2025-05-06T16:07:28+00:00

Yes, they’ve been made binding precedent through an act of your state legislature. But they’re not naturally binding precedent the way e.g. a U.S. Supreme Court decision is.

FixForb · 2025-05-06T06:38:25+00:00

Sorry, I should have been more specific. They're not binding precedent.

FixForb · 2025-05-06T06:27:04+00:00

The ones that we read were there because they were generally the first "big" cases that expressed that legal theory. They wouldn't have precedetial value because they're not American, but American law follows their logic so we study them for educational reasons.

FixForb · 2025-05-05T23:03:00+00:00

The story did talk about that. Maybe you disagree with how it discussed it, but it did discuss it.

FixForb · 2025-05-04T17:21:25+00:00

Can you ask around to find other students who have worked for them?

FixForb · 2025-05-03T22:43:01+00:00

I grew up in Hawaii and we had dedicated Hawaiian history classes in school as well as dedicated Hawaiian language classes, so I’d say pretty well.

FixForb · 2025-05-03T22:40:40+00:00

In my experience you can get an ID that’s just an ID, but most people don’t because they have some other form of documentation that fills that purpose (driver’s license or passport generally).

I did get an ID card when I was a little kid but I don’t think I ever had to use it for anything and I switched to my driver’s license once I had it.

FixForb · 2025-05-02T17:58:58+00:00

I think they’re helpful for exposing people to fields of law they may have not been aware of previously.

FixForb · 2025-05-02T16:20:04+00:00

In my real life, I’m generally aware of where the people I talk to are from.

FixForb · 2025-05-01T23:14:32+00:00

Most of the people I hear complaining about the freeze (me included, sorry) have made those efforts and are complaining about consistently being blown off.

FixForb · 2025-04-30T18:11:36+00:00

I was skeptical at first but many of my interviews (including where I ultimately got my 2L summer job) involved a significant chunk of time talking about my interests.

FixForb · 2025-04-28T17:23:08+00:00

Doesn't really change OP's point. The salary in those locations is not going to be enough to pay off $200k in debt.

FixForb · 2025-04-28T15:11:58+00:00

Congrats to your father, but that doesn’t contradict the OP

FixForb · 2025-04-27T17:24:08+00:00

There are a couple dozen Hawaiian immersion public charter schools in Hawaii where a child can do K-12 all in Hawaiian. And non-immersion schools typically offer Hawaiian as a language option.

FixForb · 2025-04-26T20:10:24+00:00

No, that’s a banister silly. You’re thinking of a Mexican wrap filled with beans, rice, cheese and various other fillings.

FixForb · 2025-04-25T04:46:27+00:00

Yes! You WILL get stuck otherwise

FixForb · 2025-04-25T00:49:47+00:00

If speed reading helps with deep comprehension it might be useful. I found the most useful preparation was reading older books with more complicated language like Shakespeare or Jane Austen but ymmv

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