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In reply to the discussion: This was just reported on MSNBC. [View all]azureblue
(2,649 posts)between how the rich and the less rich are treated in the justice system. Note how the 1/6ers were arrested and held for trial? Note how peaceable left wing demonstrators are attacked, gassed, and thrown in jail for any reason the cops come up with? Note how the people behind 1/6 (Trump, etc.) are still walking free? Note how the other plotters know they will never be jailed, much less prosecuted? They fully believe, and it has been proven over and over, they can sandbag until the case goes away. They have money and they know money insulates them from justice. They know that having money means the justice system treats them with kid gloves. And Garland's inaction backs that up.
Remember how the Rosenbergs were treated? Then why is Trump parading his fat ass around the country?
"Solid case" my hind leg. Pick them up, make the charges (yes charges can be added to or changed before trial) and hold them until court date. Or make them put up astronomical bonds - like amounts that reflect their immense wealth, take their passports, give them an ankle tracker and confine them to home arrest until trial. Show America the rich are not above the law. Show America that they get the same treatment the rest of us do.