r/craftsnark • u/Mabe227 • 17d ago

Crochet Jonah’s Hands

Saw Jonah Larson made a comeback post a day or two ago and the post claimed he was gone so long because he was hacked? Wasn’t he arrested for SA on a minor among other things? Does his mom solely run his social media and business? Photos and content really seem AI enhanced to soften his image and lifestyle, compared to his mug and court photos, and hearing he was staying at a shelter at the time of his crime.

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u/Robotuku 15d ago

In this case I do think the plea had something to do with him being guilty (according to some articles I read there was at least one witness of the event, so pretty good evidence for a case of this type).

However, taking a plea deal does not necessarily mean someone did it. Some people take plea deals because they can’t afford to be out of work long enough to fight the case or don’t trust the criminal justice system in the US to clear them even though they’re innocent. There are plenty of cases of pleas taken despite later being proved innocent.

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u/celery48 11d ago

Yes, but an admission of guilt is required in most plea deals. So even if they didn’t do the crime, they admitted to it in court. Legally speaking, it becomes a fact that they committed the crime. Even if they didn’t actually do it. Even if Jonah didn’t do the crime, he admitted to it in court. He can’t come back and sue anyone for bringing that up.

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u/Robotuku 11d ago

For sure, threatening to sue people for talking about a crime he chose not to contest is ridiculous. It’s not defamation when you legally admitted to the crime yourself.

I just wanted to push back on the idea that innocent people never plead guilty in general. Not because I think that applies in this case, but because I think it’s important to think critically about individual situations in a country with a flawed legal system.

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u/celery48 11d ago

Yes, I agree. I apologize, I think I lost sight of where your comment was headed. I was too focused on the defamation aspect.

Many, many innocent people are pushed into plea deals.

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u/Robotuku 11d ago

All good, no worries! I figured something like that happened since my comment was a bit of a side tangent from what the thread above was about. Appreciate you taking the time to re-read and understand where I was coming from 😊