It’s a citizen’s duty to support the judge in taking that position, the jury abdicated that duty by returning a conviction. And they didn’t have that high price to pay.

The Dunning-Kruger Doom Loop, maybe in 80yrs humanity would have found the cure for it or gone extinct because of it.

Stupidity, the most powerful and dangerous force invented by humankind.

One has not only a legal but a moral
responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey
unjust laws. —MLK

The key words are: Jury Nullification.

Look it up.

That’s why it’s “a jury of your peers” and not a spreadsheet.

There is a difference between the law and justice.

Hitchhiker guide to the galaxy

So, Luigi should have brought some Chianti?

- For the top quintile and the board, also use the ratio of the top salary and the median of the bottom quintile.

The tax brackets should be designed such that any further increases in CEO income above the limits results in several times that income in taxes.

- Divide the company pay scale in quintiles and use the ratio of the median between quintiles. This would lead to a smoother pay scale.

- Also use the ratio between any salary and the median of its corresponding quintile.

I’ve been sinking this for decades, but it has to be a tax on raw income not profits. But the idea needs more work to be effective:

The closer the feedbacks are to the problems, the better.

- Directly charge twice the amount in taxes for any worker receiving government assistance.