lazide 3 days ago

Justice delayed is justice denied.

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  • ddtaylor 3 days ago

    Two people for six years in that industry they probably lost a lot more than $600k.

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    • IshKebab 3 days ago

      I doubt they were out of work for that whole time.

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      • sudobash1 3 days ago

        Particularly not with the free advertising they got from this.

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      • tptacek 3 days ago

        They were held for a total of 20 hours.

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tptacek 3 days ago

Certainly the wheels of civil suits do.

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  • giantg2 3 days ago

    My state, like many, defines a speedy criminal trail as the trial commencing any time within 5 years of being charged...

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    • dmix 3 days ago

      In Canada there was a big court case in 2016 over the civil right of "right to a speedy trial" where the courts said it had to be within 18 months for charges in provincial courts, which is where most crime ends up. During COVID there was a giant backlog of trials created and a criminal lawyer I know told me half of her clients in recent years got their cases stayed (thrown out) because of this backlog. This apparently happened all over the country and included tons people who were charged for violent crimes.

      https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16057/i...

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      • giantg2 2 days ago

        I'd call that working as intended. The government is the one who shut down the courts. They could have implemented safety precautions and staffed up to handle the backlog.

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        • dmix a day ago

          Agreed, but it is not a well known fact sadly.

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      • Scoundreller 2 days ago

        Only applies when it’s the state vs you. Whether a crime or a parking ticket (the real kind, not the extrajudicial “administrative penalties” they’re all moving to)

        If you want to sue someone in Canada, it can still take years.

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    • Thorrez 2 days ago

      Do you have a source for that? I can't find anything online about a state with a definition that long.

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      • giantg2 2 days ago

        The definition isn't that long. The definition is usually something like 1 year at the state level. But then the rules allow large chunks of time to be excluded from that 1 year requirement, like time waiting for a court doctor to declare someone competent, finding a witness, etc. In all my jury duty selections, the crime was committed 2-3 years before the trial commenced.

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giantg2 3 days ago

When they turn this slowly it's disingenuous to call it justice. Spending 10% of your adult life locked in legal battles is a ridiculous price to pay for something that should be resolved in under a year.

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  • tptacek 3 days ago

    They weren't "locked in a legal battle". Their criminal charges were dismissed within 6 months of the incident happening. What resolved recently was a civil suit they themselves brought for damages from defamation and emotional distress.

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    • giantg2 3 days ago

      Yes, civil suits are also legal battles. There's no reason it should have taken more than a year to resolve.

      By the way, I dont know who you are quoting as that is not my exact wording.

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      • tptacek 3 days ago

        I think this is the kind of thing that sounds reasonable until the first time you've sued someone. Resolution in one year? Don't even fantasize about it.

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otikik 3 days ago

Except for the wealthy, who can dial it up or down

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