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iluvtennis

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34. AOC's tweet on Manafort sentencing - "justice" isn't blind. It's bought

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:20 AM

Mar 2019

Paul Manafort getting such little jail time for such serious crimes lays out for the world how it’s almost impossible for rich people to go to jail for the same amount of time as someone who is lower income.

In our current broken system, “justice” isn’t blind. It’s bought.

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Paul Manafort’s lenient 4-year sentence — far below the recommended 20 years despite extensive felonies and post-conviction obstruction — is a reminder of the blatant inequities in our justice system that we all know about, because they reoccur every week in courts across America

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The whiteness of this fucking whitewash on rich white man Manafort is sickening! [View all] lunatica Mar 2019 OP

Manafort sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison at140 Mar 2019 #1

I doubt he serves that long. walkingman Mar 2019 #13

No he's going to serve longer: 14 yrs is my guess EndGOPPropaganda Mar 2019 #36

My hope is the D.C. judge leftynyc Mar 2019 #48

What does the sentence have to do "white ass privileged" AncientGeezer Mar 2019 #2

If you need to ask lunatica Mar 2019 #4

+++ agree. American justice is not equal for all. Depends on what social economic/racial lane iluvtennis Mar 2019 #29

"With liberty and justice for all well to do white guys...." LibDemAlways Mar 2019 #31

This kinda sums it up for me.. mitch96 Mar 2019 #52

I'm ancient as well. I know what it has to do with privilege. LakeArenal Mar 2019 #6

Tell that to a black man's family who got killed by the police for jrthin Mar 2019 #12

Check out the sentencing guidelines on this one malaise Mar 2019 #14

It's not a long time considering SHRED Mar 2019 #16

Judge is a trumper, hates Mueller...PRICK Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #28

Wanna bet the judge watches Fox EndGOPPropaganda Mar 2019 #37

this won't be the first time in these trump cases that judges come to trump/republican aid certainot Mar 2019 #38

Judge Ellis sentenced Rep Bill Jefferson***A BLACK MAN*** to 13 yrs for white collar crimes. uponit7771 Mar 2019 #17

He sentenced a white man to 40 years atreides1 Mar 2019 #51

Thx, this is a little better ... class over everything else with these guys. Jus damn uponit7771 Mar 2019 #54

Black and brown people have been sentenced to far longer times IronLionZion Mar 2019 #22

It's not 4 years atreides1 Mar 2019 #30

Everyone receives day for day credit upon receiving a prison sentence. Nevilledog Mar 2019 #55

It has more to do with money than "white"...Let's see what whathehell Mar 2019 #40

Keep on telling yourself that. Solomon Mar 2019 #46

Yeah, right -- Cosby & R Kelly were caught right on time . whathehell Mar 2019 #57

Not for 8 felonies leftynyc Mar 2019 #49

So glad you asked... PunkinPi Mar 2019 #50

I agree... I think its more about closeness to Trump privilege or close to Republicans privilege. lancelyons Mar 2019 #53

K&R, Judge Ellis sentenced Rep Bill Jefferson***A BLACK MAN*** to 13 yrs for white collar crimes. uponit7771 Mar 2019 #3

My point exactly! lunatica Mar 2019 #7

Yep malaise Mar 2019 #15

While race is relevant, this has more to do with WEALTH and PRIVILEGE. slumcamper Mar 2019 #24

Agreed. Bill Cosby got away with serial rape for over 30 years whathehell Mar 2019 #41

Congressman Jefferson was wealthy enough and he was a congressman so there was privilege. I don't uponit7771 Mar 2019 #45

Wealth and privilege is based on racism in this country lunatica Mar 2019 #56

Why am I not surprised. athena Mar 2019 #32

Agree with underlying point of unfairness of sentences to POC. But in this case, Manafort's Hoyt Mar 2019 #5

If Manafort was black he'd be all that and in jail longer ... this sentence is screwed up seeing ... uponit7771 Mar 2019 #8

If you read Judge Ellis' statement in its entirety lunatica Mar 2019 #9

My only consolation athena Mar 2019 #33

I agree, I'm outraged and I am white. Can't imagine how people of color are feeling. onecaliberal Mar 2019 #10

They've been telling us how they feel since before Black Lives Matter lunatica Mar 2019 #11

I know they've been telling us, and we've been witnessing it. I still can't imagine how they must onecaliberal Mar 2019 #42

I'm furious and and it is and has been clear to me that "justice" is applied differently to the rich Nevermypresident Mar 2019 #18

If by blameless he means blood soak criminal life, then yes. onecaliberal Mar 2019 #43

. lunatica Mar 2019 #19

The same Judge engaged a high powered Lawyer to figure out a lower sentence Blue_true Mar 2019 #20

I think it's his ranking as a high level GOP/Trump operative more than his race that is the issue. Liberty Belle Mar 2019 #21

I was careful to include the word 'rich' lunatica Mar 2019 #23

Yes, the racial disparity in our justice sytem is horrifying. Liberty Belle Mar 2019 #39

Nailed it. Not to zentrum Mar 2019 #25

I Expect MisJudge Ellis Will Soon Be Sporting a New Ostrich Jacket! DoctorJoJo Mar 2019 #26

Standing with you. In the 60s, anti-war/pro-human rights white folks had long hair as a signifier. VOX Mar 2019 #27

AOC's tweet on Manafort sentencing - "justice" isn't blind. It's bought iluvtennis Mar 2019 #34

What a farce!! marieo1 Mar 2019 #35

AKA "The Unbearable Whiteness of Being" -- this is just gawdawful Hekate Mar 2019 #44

Same here leftynyc Mar 2019 #47