When tragic local trials turn into national political talking points... where do we draw the line?

08 Eyl 00:45

Been following the headlines around the Lindsay Clancy trial lately, and seeing national political figures—including Trump and other GOP leaders—suddenly weigh in and brand the proceedings a 'kangaroo court' feels wild to me. Setting aside the horrifying details and the complex postpartum mental health debate at the center of the case for a second: is anyone else getting exhausted by how quickly deeply tragic, local criminal trials get absorbed into national culture-war cycles? As someone who looks at systems and institutional trust, it feels like having high-profile political leaders publicly delegitimize active court proceedings just erodes whatever faith people have left in the jury system. Or do you think high-profile figures calling out what they view as judicial overreach/bias is fair game? Curious where people here stand on politicians injecting themselves into active murder trials. Does it serve any real purpose, or does it just poison the jury pool and turn tragedy into engagement bait?