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Somehow this is a controversial opinion in America.

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somewhere in America a far right person is gritting their teeth babbling something about ‘antifa’

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That’s because so many governors have made hunting liberal protesters legal. It’ll be federally legalized if not mandated if Trump gets back in.

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Legally speaking, it’s a factually incorrect opinion. So if course it’s going to be controversial. I’m not sure why you’re surprised.

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He was literally acquitted by a jury of his peers of murder. Regardless of how you feel about it, it’s shocking that one would be surprised some people think he isn’t guilty.

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He wasn’t charged correctly.

Had he been charged with 2nd degree murder he would have been convicted.

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The jury was given instructions that they could also convict him of second degree murder.

(Edit) I take this back, I searched my source and I confused the prosecution requesting it, but it was denied by the judge.

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I don’t like the guy, he is an idiot who shouldn’t have been there and he’s proven since then that he’s just a piece of shit.

The difference between you and me is that I am able, at least in this case, to put my opinion of someone and my political beliefs aside and objectively look at the facts.

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He was never prosecuted for the most blatant murder.

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Which one? What charges should have been brought and what evidence do you have?

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