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Comment by adolph

1 year ago

Why do you think there is a distinction between civil and criminal law?

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adolph

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freejazz  1 year ago

Certainly not because one is important and the other isn't. It's because one is prosecution by the state, and the other isn't, so they have different burdens and different repercussions.

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