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Look up judgement proof, or jury nullification, ever heard of the OJ Simpson trial? Realpolitik is why OJ wasn't convicted.

Juries in and of themselves are realpolitik, it's why most countries don't use them, because they deliver verdicts the legal professions dislike.




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