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comment by akkartik

    The main reason that so many of these cases, including that of the so-called cannibal cop, are prosecuted in federal court is that most state and local jurisdictions set a higher bar for conspiracy convictions, requiring that at least one member of the conspiracy be proven to have taken at least one decisive action toward carrying it out.

Holy tragedy of the commons, Batman!





StephenBuckley  ·  4301 days ago  ·  link  ·  
akkartik  ·  4301 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Perhaps you have to squint a little. I meant that federal shite has lower standards because there's a lot more cooks involved. If that helps.