i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago77 Groups Worldwide Back Genocide Lawsuit Against Biden in U.S. Court. The Biden administration is due in federal court later this month, while Israel faces charges of genocide at The Hague this week.theintercept.comexternal-linkmessage-square161fedilinkarrow-up1441arrow-down162
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minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·10 months agoIt’s one of most basic things about Law that merelly “somebody else did the same and got away with it” isn’t at all a valid defense. The act itself is lawful or unlawful, quite independently of other people having done the same and gotten away with it.
It’s one of most basic things about Law that merelly “somebody else did the same and got away with it” isn’t at all a valid defense.
The act itself is lawful or unlawful, quite independently of other people having done the same and gotten away with it.