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186. Yeah, we have a selective prosecution issue.

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 10:08 AM

Jun 2013

I would be more inclined to think he didn't do anything at all, if he hadn't been accused BEFORE he was a political figure. I realize the records were sealed, but... so were my uncle's. And he was guilty as fuck.

Barring him recanting his plea, and maybe some supporting evidence, in THIS case the justice system appears to have worked. Why Bush and Co. are still free and un-charged, is a different issue... Age-old, recognized in the time of Diogenes, in the infancy of 'the west'.

“Solon used to say that speech was the image of actions; - that laws were like cobwebs, -for that if any trifling or powerless thing fell into them, they held it fast; while if it were something weightier, it broke through them and was off”

Ritter wasn't weighty enough. Doesn't make him wrong about the war though.

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A truly FRIGHTENING post on DU today...."10 things to know about Snowden". [View all] bvar22 Jun 2013 OP

I'm waiting for the child pornography or the rape charge newmember Jun 2013 #1

Yep, time to "Scott Ritter" him... cascadiance Jun 2013 #6

the problem is that Ritter really did have a thing for little girls dsc Jun 2013 #16

How much you want to bet though Ritter never would have been in trouble... cascadiance Jun 2013 #32

well his first arrest for this was way before he became famous dsc Jun 2013 #35

Um--he was in trouble--twice--before he every became 'famous.' So other than a time machine, msanthrope Jun 2013 #68

Sometimes dirtbags ALSO do something we like. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #173

They forgot... SkyDaddy7 Jun 2013 #163

why assume that expressed outrage of a specific subject thefool_wa Jun 2013 #234

Yeah, you might not want to use Ritter as an example of someone being unfairly maligned.... SidDithers Jun 2013 #26

Caught red handed, was he? Octafish Jun 2013 #39

Right. The BFEE made him show his junk to someone posing as a 15 year-old... SidDithers Jun 2013 #44

Wow. Odd that you find comedy gold in what happened to Scott Ritter, siddithers. Octafish Jun 2013 #61

No, octafish, I find comedy gold that you think Ritter was set-up... SidDithers Jun 2013 #64

Nowhere did I write that, siddithers. Octafish Jun 2013 #82

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Not a big difference to you, all the difference in the world to me. Octafish Jun 2013 #119

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Thanks, Art_from_Ark! The only thing I have on DU is my name. Octafish Jun 2013 #166

Don't sweat it amigo! Vinnie From Indy Jun 2013 #170

"Caught red handed, was he?" AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #175

So what? I can't have an opinion? Octafish Jun 2013 #185

I don't begrudge you your skepticism. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #187

No one contests Ritter's guilt, including Ritter. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #103

Before anyone knew who he was, yes. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #174

I defend Ritter because he stood up against the war in Iraq. Octafish Jun 2013 #177

Does AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #178

That is the point, isn't it? Octafish Jun 2013 #182

Yeah, we have a selective prosecution issue. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #186

Manufactured sex scandals are the favorite, the CIA said so in a memo released by wikileaks when sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #104

+1 harun Jun 2013 #168

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He turned me into a newt! Ian David Jun 2013 #5

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They're saving that one for later, if he continues to be a hero. reformist2 Jun 2013 #11

B.B., you seem to have "gotten" it me b zola Jun 2013 #12

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It takes a really special kingd of person DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #121

And Ann Coulter is criticizing the President and administration for it, just like you! nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #176

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Aw, frylock haz a sad, his logical fallacy was thrown back at him. Moral of the story? stevenleser Jun 2013 #202

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Hear Hear snagglepuss Jun 2013 #217

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does she ever? frylock Jun 2013 #232

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Fast approaching entertainment only status. harun Jun 2013 #169

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He didn't finish high school! The Link Jun 2013 #46

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String the bastard up. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #98

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^ + 1,000 !!! upi402 Jun 2013 #63

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bvar22, honey bunny.... ReRe Jun 2013 #101

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He masticates in public, too. nt woo me with science Jun 2013 #135

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Kick, Rec. n/t Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #159

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