Judicial Discretion and Judgment
The cluster discusses the human role of judges in interpreting and applying laws through judgment and discretion, rather than treating law as rigid code, often debating whether judges should have such flexibility or if laws should be more deterministic.
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It's a judgement call. Which is why we have judges.
Keep in mind: the judges that interpret the law are humans, not computers.
Wait... there are smart judges?!
That’s what judges already do when deciding cases…?
Judges are not stupid. I doubt this would fly in an actual court.
It's reasonable to expect judges to use their judgment and discretion in applying the law. It's not reasonable to expect them to use your judgment and discretion.
Indeed, it's a judgment call. That's why we have judges and juries.
That’s for a judge to decide, not some helpdesk intern.
That's what judges and juries are for. Law is not computer code.
Judges & juries really, really hate reasoning like that.