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[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Yep. That's how the court system works in this country.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 169 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Like, seriously, are these people new here?

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 26 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

wage theft is always worth it for the boss

stealing from work never is worth it for the worker though

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's he even being fined, though?

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago

He is paying for lawyers to prevent him from ever seeing any consequences. That is a "fine"

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The guillotine was designed to minimize suffering.

I would like to posit a 275 kilo power hammer that goes off as many times as you have been "slammed" in headlines.

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hung, drawn and quartered is quite effective at maximizing the suffering.

Having your cock cut off and stuffing in your mouth while you're still alive is a pretty brutal final fuck you.

[–] saruwatarikooji@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

If we really want to maximize suffering, I might suggest a mandolin for the testicles.

[–] Juigi@lemm.ee 93 points 3 days ago (2 children)

As outsider, following events happening in US, its never been more obvious that if you're rich/powerful you cant be touched.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 48 points 3 days ago

Trump has made this so hard to refute, that many of his followers are literally embracing fascism. It's very bad news.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

It really seems like not only can't they be touched, but everyone else is also so jaded by the situation that no one is even fucking trying.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 166 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Merrick Garland needs to be removed and replaced by someone who cares about the rule of law.

He ain’t it. He’s asleep at the wheel.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 121 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

He’s so terrified of anything appearing to be “political“, he will absolutely do nothing as long as the criminal is in some way politically connected.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He would have made a decent Supreme Court justice but he's just not cut out to be attorney-general.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 39 points 4 days ago (1 children)

His cowardly inability to pursue justice fairly forces me to disagree with you here. He may have been better than the alternatives, but that hardly makes him any good at all.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (9 children)

You do not need to "pursue justice" as a judge. You just need to allow others to pursue justice through you and possess an ability to apply the law. There are no political repercussions for judges that can harm their career. He acts the way he does because he doesn't want political backlash about it. If he's a judge, he has the ability to not care about others' opinions of his rulings.

The position of attorney-general requires a different skillset and mindset. An effective attorney-general is willing to take risks to pursue justice. Judges play a more passive role. That's why he's not a good attorney-general, but I still maintain he'd be a very good judge.

Lemmy has the tendency to think that because a person is bad in one aspect, they must be bad in every related aspect as well. Of course, nobody will admit they think like that, but I pray you don't.

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Genuinely the most catastrophically idiotic appointment of the entire Biden administration.

Every time I see a picture of him he looks terrified

[–] Commiunism@lemmy.wtf 65 points 3 days ago (2 children)

There goes the trust in US institutions for even more people.

[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's the point. If you make everything clearly shit enough, there will not be resistance to people saying "this is all shit let's rip it up and just make a mess", because that's how you make the most grotesque profits, because profit is made through exploitation.

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is spot fucking on.

Whoever the downvote was is an ignorant patsy of the billionaire cult.

[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Thanks! I'm on an instance where I can't see downvotes. I'm also on an account where I block bad faith posters, so I don't see those for long, either. I recommend it.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

How can I trust my government?

As a trans man, my state strips more rights from me everyday. I can be discriminated against in housing or employment. With a recent executive order, I could be arrested for having the “wrong” letter on my drivers license. The federal government is doing NOTHING to keep LGBT folks in southern states safe.

Fuck, in Oklahoma, a transgender child was murdered and the state government was allowed to cover it up! They can kill us and there will be no consequences.

[–] Warjac@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Bold headline considering free speech is about to die with democracy

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[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Let’s just pick a day. Everyone punches the richest person they can get their hands on.

[–] DampSquid@feddit.uk 17 points 3 days ago

Can it be every day?

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 30 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is where a citizen's arrest would come in handy.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It generally only applies to active crimes that disturb the peace (violent crimes).

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[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 28 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

too bad the cops can't arrest him badly and tase him while he aready has a knee pressing down his neck and get a full gun unloaded at him after an acorn hits a cybertruck, setting it on fire.

[–] troybot@midwest.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And the cops execute the warrant at the wrong address, unloading all their rounds into him because he's wearing a hoodie while playing with a toy gun in a public park in Cleveland.

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[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Even though the federal Department for Justice has a standing policy against prosecuting election-related offences within two months of an election, there's still the possibility that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania can prosecute him for offences committed under Pennsylvania's state election law.

The governor of Pennsylvania has expressed some openness to this happening.

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So when you commit a crime, do they like, arrest your ass prompty and shove you in the legal system for potentially years or do they express some openness to it happening.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well, you see, that depends on whether you have a team of highly-paid defence lawyers that can get you off if the prosecution makes even the slightest mistake in their case.

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[–] taanegl@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 days ago

Land of the robber barons! What the founders would have intended.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 15 points 4 days ago

I feel like this headline is like The Onions' "No Way To Prevent This"; they can just keep on reusing it.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 10 points 4 days ago (6 children)

The feel of a battleground text spam is well crafted. By Elon. The subsequent Harris spam today was “meh” at best.

I’m already voting for Harris but this text spam from MAGA absolutely will hit chords with folks. The latest one made a claim then linked to an article that said as much. Sort of. But if you’re only reading the headline and the first line it’s a real gotcha. Theirs has pictures. Hers is a single run on sentence.

More “we’re not going back” would resonate better, but it’s just not there. And today was the first Harris text that didn’t ask for money.

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[–] credo@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I’ll play the advocate here. What good would persecution do now? They wouldn’t stop him in time. All that would do is allow Trump and Musk to claim political persecution.

And if they did start an investigation, would it be complete before the election? What if they filed charges before? So what.

Smart play is to wait. Win. Prosecute with four years of time ahead.

Basically… maybe they will do something still?

There are three decisions a leader can make: Yes, no, not right now.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 days ago

It would, bare minimum, let people know the equivalent of "if you come for the king you better not miss"

But getting an injunction for something as blatant as this would be a day or two in front of a judge, at most.

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