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Shocks the conscience

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A quick definition of Shocks the conscience:

Shocks the conscience: When something happens that seems really unfair or wrong, it can be described as "shocking the conscience." This phrase is often used by judges to decide if they need to step in and fix the problem. If something shocks the conscience of the court, they will try to find a way to make things right. For example, if someone gets punished too harshly for a small mistake, that might shock the conscience of the court.

A more thorough explanation:

Shocks the conscience

When something is so unjust or wrong that it seems outrageous to anyone who sees it. Judges use this phrase to determine if a situation requires the court to intervene. If something shocks the conscience of the court, they will try to find a way to fix the problem.

One example of something that shocks the conscience is when a person is wrongly accused of a crime and sentenced to life in prison. Another example is when a police officer uses excessive force against a suspect who is already in custody.

These examples illustrate the definition because they both involve situations that are clearly unjust and wrong. They are so extreme that they would shock anyone who saw them. In both cases, the court would need to intervene to try to fix the problem.

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renard99
22:31
@lilypadfrog: that’s a pity I’da be liking them all
texaslawhopefully
22:31
Only food I’m going to miss for sure if I leave Texas is texmex
22:31
waspy hasnt had thai food in ithaca yet. ithaca thai is so good
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22:32
there are two major thai places and they have very similar names bc a divorced husband and wife own them lol
22:32
personally i think taste of thai is better than taste of thai express but thats just me
i had pho tho and it was really good and huge portions
texaslawhopefully
22:32
Glad they have good Thai food, I love Thai food! Can’t wait to visit :)
22:33
when tex goes to ithaca i want to come
Dkk
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Crying Tiger, best Thai dish.
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vvv hungry
22:36
curry tonkatsu so yummeh
22:36
whats even open rn? pizza?
CTB is it i think
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is collegetown pizza not open
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i used to get a slice from there or wings over at like 1am after my shift at the restaurant
Dkk
22:48
Ross Ulbricht free. God Bless Trump. Huge win.
JeremyFragrance
22:54
agreed
texaslawhopefully
22:55
This is an interesting read: https://thedispatch.com/article/birthright-citizenship-trump-implications/
Dkk
23:01
I mean, idk how it's possible to end birth right citizenship without amending the constitution because to me the 14th amendment is pretty clear about it.
ross ulbricht tried to hire a hitman to kill 5 people
i am not that sympathetic to him
Dkk
23:04
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: That might have been an FBI agent. It was most likely him and he was most likely doing it to retrieve stolen funds that corrupt FBI agents stole, but yeah moral gray area but me personally, cool with hitmen. It's not like it is uncommon to hire hitmen. I don't think the action itself is necessarily wrong but the intent behind it can be.
Dkk
23:05
Like, Boeing whistblowers being killed by hitmen = wrong but a guy hiring hitmen to retrieve stolen funds = good to me.
texaslawhopefully
23:05
@Dkk: Yeah, for sure. My guess is it'll go to SCOTUS and it'll be 8-1 or 7-2, saying that EO was unconstitutional.
Dkk
23:06
Indeed. I need a count for how many exectuive orders he has signed and how many already have pending lawsuits.
i've been away for a while what were the most recent waves? any this week?
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