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DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 11:15 AM Jun 2020

I Feel So Disappointed About What Won't Happen After The Protests

Can anyone name any billionaires that have ever served jail time? There may be one, but I can't think of any. I don't think Epstein was a billionaire, unless his extortion was more extensive than the feds are telling us. The contents of his safes are still secret.

Absolutely there needs to be outrage and protests over the torture and murder of George Floyd. But that is only one part of the problem. I believe people who do crimes should go to jail, but the problem is only half the crimes are prosecuted. When it is a poor powerless person doing the crime, they go to jail. When it is a person like Rick Scott, who ran a company who stole billions from the government, he goes on to the Senate. It is too much trouble to prosecute the Rick Scott's of the world, regardless of their crimes. An organization who defrauded Medicare for BILLIONS and no one was arrested. You try defrauding Medicare and see what happens.

We absolutely need nationwide police reform.

What we also need is justice for ALL AMERICANS. All the energy of the protests and I know the other half of the problem will not be addressed. It makes me sad. The fact that the wealthy can bribe, steal, defraud, rape, pollute, pillage, and do anything they want, the their lawyers "will take care of it". The fact that the 1% gets to steal everything they want is the main reason why so many are poor, and resort to violence and crime. Many know the law actually means absolutely nothing and jail is part of life for millions. It's just jail. I know many know what I am saying. I have heard it repeated many times over.

We need to fix the bad killer cop problem, but we need to fix the prison is only for the poor problem too.

They can start by opening up the FBI files on all Epstein's friends who also raped all them little girls. Powerful Democrats and Republicans did real bad stuff, and the records were sealed. Why sealed? Because they FBI doesn't go after rich people for crimes thousands of poor people are doing time for.

Time the other half changed too.

Why I wrote this is because none of the protesters, or experts are even mentioning this. The Trumps of this world get to do all the crime they want and are never held accountable. No one will say it. There is more to our country's problems than killing unarmed minorities, and saying the justice system is "unfair" doesn't really do it for me.

30 days from now the 1% will be bribing, polluting, stealing, corrupting, illegally donating, and illegally pulling strings, and nothing will happen to them. I just wish some "expert" will mention this.

Start by making Epstein's safe's contents public. Who did he have pictures of?

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I Feel So Disappointed About What Won't Happen After The Protests (Original Post) DanieRains Jun 2020 OP
Where Does All Mitch's Money Come From Mr. Barr DanieRains Jun 2020 #1
Zero Banksters From The 7 Largest Banks Went To Jail After The 2008 Meltdown DanieRains Jun 2020 #2
Here is a rich guy BigMin28 Jun 2020 #3
Let's start by getting good people in there. We must do our homework judesedit Jun 2020 #4
 

DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
1. Where Does All Mitch's Money Come From Mr. Barr
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 11:21 AM
Jun 2020

Who cares right?

Putin schmutin.

Mr. Flynn's kidnapping plot?

Early release for Manafort who did more crimes than half the people in New York combined.

Our owners don't want anything to change, and need to police to keep the poor in check, and not looting, so they can continue their looting unabated.

 

DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
2. Zero Banksters From The 7 Largest Banks Went To Jail After The 2008 Meltdown
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 11:30 AM
Jun 2020

The game is truly rigged.

Who suffered the most from the 2008 crash? Minorities.

The banksters all got bonuses!

BigMin28

(1,174 posts)
3. Here is a rich guy
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 11:32 AM
Jun 2020

That belongs in jail. CEO John Stumpf oversaw the fake account scandal at Wells Fargo that harmed thousands of people. Why was he allowed to resign instead of going to jail? Did he leave with a golden parachute plan? If an ordinary person had done the same thing, they would have drawn a lenghty prison sentence.

Also in cases of white collar or corporate crimes, why do prosecutors have to prove intent. When the average citizen is charged and tried for crimes, the prosecution doesn't have to prove intent, or even offer a motive. There are two ideas of justice in this country. Just look at the sweetheart deal Acosta gave to Jeffrey Epstein the first time.

judesedit

(4,437 posts)
4. Let's start by getting good people in there. We must do our homework
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 11:35 AM
Jun 2020

Getting rid of the repugs will be a start

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