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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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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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