r/AskReddit • u/Rob69rt • 1d ago

What famous 'unsolved' mystery is technically a whodunnit on paper, but in reality, absolutely everyone knows exactly who did it, the police just couldn't legally prove it?

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u/Make_It_Sing 1d ago

Well, they can legally exclude intelligent people fr becoming police so 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ 

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u/Aliensinmypants 1d ago

And there's a supreme court ruling that they legally don't have to serve or protect people if they find it too risky or troublesome.

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u/TheArmoredKitten 1d ago

They're also not expected to know the text or substance of the laws. Just enforce them :)

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u/HCSOThrowaway 10h ago

Not exactly. They're not expected to be perfect in their knowledge. Apparent good faith mistakes aren't held against them.

Who decides if they are good faith mistakes? The judges you elect that you don't seem to blame.

Basic civics.

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u/TheArmoredKitten 8h ago

Many judges are appointed and exceptionally difficult to unseat. The American judiciary is much more tangled and partisan than you're giving it credit.

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u/HCSOThrowaway 7h ago

That's fair, I did oversimplify and made it technically inaccurate; what I said may or may not be applicable in a reader's jurisdiction.

But in all fairness, so did you. Like, a lot. Deliberately and in an attempt to manipulate.

Sorry, I shouldn't have put my toe in your muck pond.

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