Just saved myself a few hours with that one.

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      “Real” crimes (that are currently prosecuted in AES states and would continue to be prosecuted if a worldwide communist revolution succeeded tomorrow) do happen. An unfortunately common example is domestic violence. Committing to throw any trial in favor of the defense is contrarianism, not a theoretically sound approach for how one might wring some actual justice out of our shitty legal system.

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        That goes without saying. You could also be in a situation where you intentionally cause a mistrial because everyone else wants to let the abuser go.