rss@news.abolish.capital [bot]Courts can create violence simply by putting words on paper. For anyone who has examined any legal system, this should not be a controversial proposition. Some observers argue that the very purpose of written judgments is to justify acts of violence. But one need not go that far to see the immediate effects: A judicial opinion can cause a death, ignite a civil war, legitimize a coup…
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