▲ 158 ▼ Houston to refile cases against Food Not Bomb volunteers feeding homeless (www.chron.com) submitted 3 years ago by USAONE@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments Cases against volunteers with Food Not Bombs were dismissed on Thursday, but the city attorney said he intends to press the issue.
[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) What about double-jeopardy? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'll take 'Ways to kill homeless people' for 600, Alex. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I mean, I don't take issue with the concept of making sure food served is actually safe. But the US Constitution says you can't be prosecuted twice for the same crime. Not being a lawyer, I don't know where the boundary exists for that though. The original filing was dismissed, so maybe it has to actually go to trial in order for the protection to kick in at a second attempt to prosecute. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) deleted by creator permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'll take 'Ways to kill homeless people' for 600, Alex. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I mean, I don't take issue with the concept of making sure food served is actually safe. But the US Constitution says you can't be prosecuted twice for the same crime. Not being a lawyer, I don't know where the boundary exists for that though. The original filing was dismissed, so maybe it has to actually go to trial in order for the protection to kick in at a second attempt to prosecute. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) deleted by creator permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I mean, I don't take issue with the concept of making sure food served is actually safe. But the US Constitution says you can't be prosecuted twice for the same crime. Not being a lawyer, I don't know where the boundary exists for that though. The original filing was dismissed, so maybe it has to actually go to trial in order for the protection to kick in at a second attempt to prosecute. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) deleted by creator permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) deleted by creator permalink fedilink source parent