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bravoetchtoday at 4:00 AM2 repliesview on HN

You ask how else could it possibly work. How about charge him with a crime first, then detain him if he's convicted. The idea that you can imprison someone forever without a charge is insane.


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tptacektoday at 4:07 AM

You can't resolve criminal liability without compliance to judicial authority. It's not even a meaningful demand. If you don't trust the judiciary you can't trust any other component of the system!

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SatvikBeritoday at 4:39 AM

They charged him with contempt of court, which is a crime, after 3 years where he'd been avoiding demands to appear in court.