@alex @Owl @TrevorGoodchild I do enjoy your optimism, but unless we have a few judges, district attorneys, and scholarship bursars picking out lucky fedi writers to send to lawfare school we're still losing.
I can't request that you preside over my trial in the event I kill an unfortunately-coloured attacker in self defense - I'm getting the Honorable Deshontay Jones, who narrowly passed the bar and put in 2 whole years of general law practice before being appointed to the bench (to become the county's "first BIPOC bi-gendered aromantic" judge.
Not to say I'm not grateful for what you've done, it's stellar and very much appreciated. I'm just saying posting has its limits, and we're suffering in the real world