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There's a lot more to think about, and wonder about, in this story than meets the eye:
Via The Washington Post.
Read it carefully; there's more going on that you might think, and read or at least skim the comments, or some of them.
What the jury did was extraordinary. They felt bad for the young woman, pregnant with her second child, and agreed that she had made a dumb, youthful mistake. Reluctantly, they convicted her of the felony. But the fine they imposed was her daily pay as a maid, $60. And then they took up a collection and gave her the money to pay the fine.
Via The Washington Post.
Read it carefully; there's more going on that you might think, and read or at least skim the comments, or some of them.