[He's a little surprised that she's not familiar with the term, but then again, they are from different worlds. It's likely that their legal systems are incredibly different.]
due process? it's like
the right to a fair trial, basically
innocent until proven guilty, dat whole thaaang
[Still, Maya is more likely to understand than any of the others.]
CONSTITUTIONAL law, what are court proceedings even LIKE where you're from?????
[In all fairness, Asher is aware that not all justice systems are the same. The American one could use some work, and "innocent until proven guilty" is more of a concept than an actual, well-practiced fact, but-]
wait so you're from the states, work at a law firm, and this the first time you've ever heard of due process???
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U KNO??? WITH LAWYERS N SHIEEEZZ
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well
YOU NEVER KNOW
what if we have to x examine a minotaur or something????
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i'd kill 4 the chance to do somethin like that
[maybe even literally lol u've seen the source material]
i miss lawyer stuff
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but ME TOO :( [she misses Nick]
i mean isn't it crazy that a trial has to be a MAZE? we haven't even been proved guilty yet!
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would it kill em 2 have a lil due process all up in here? yeezus
[asher did u mean jesus.]
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IT TOTALLY SUCKS
let's object to the minotaurs!!!
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[He's a little surprised that she's not familiar with the term, but then again, they are from different worlds. It's likely that their legal systems are incredibly different.]
due process? it's like
the right to a fair trial, basically
innocent until proven guilty, dat whole thaaang
[Still, Maya is more likely to understand than any of the others.]
do they call it somethin else where ur from?
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[Also: is supremely fucked up]
Wait wait
Innocent until proven guilty???? Is that really the way the law works where ur from????
Where ARE you from?????
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uuuuuuh
the grand ol us of a, yo
[just say america]
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What the heck kinda law do you study? Ive never seen it innocent until guilty or heard of any "due process"
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CONSTITUTIONAL law, what are court proceedings even LIKE where you're from?????
[In all fairness, Asher is aware that not all justice systems are the same. The American one could use some work, and "innocent until proven guilty" is more of a concept than an actual, well-practiced fact, but-]
wait so you're from the states, work at a law firm, and this the first time you've ever heard of due process???
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or remembering wrong ;) it's guilty till proven innocent!
though court in general can get pretty intense! prosecutors are pretty much jerks and the judge's kinda
um
slow
it's always a battle against witnesses and mounds of evidence and prosecutors!!