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In reply to the discussion: will Tom Brokaw ask George HW Bush where he was on 11/22/63? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)away with it? Iow, the lesson is, don't get caught until you are old and everyone will move forward and ignore your past crimes? Sorry, it doesn't work that way.
I don't expect anything of liars and criminals. I do expect the rule of law to be applied equally, across the board so that we can continue to claim to be a civilized nation. Age isn't a factor in any part of the law that I am aware of.
Moving forward from major crimes teaches a lesson to other criminals, just don't get caught. We moved forward from Iran Contra and the criminals moved forward also. Back into power where they committed even worse crimes. And we moved forward AGAIN rather than prosecute them finally. So the crimes will continue with a small, privileged segment at the top always being granted, not just immunity from their crimes, but rewarded and treated like elder statesmen. That has taught a great lesson to the next generation of War Criminals, to Torturers, to Liars.
I guess it all depends on what kind of country you want to live in whether or not you want the Rule of Law to be applied to War Criminas and Wall St Criminals at least as harshly as it is applied to petty thieves who are not privileged enough to be protected from it.