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Federal judge asks: Why haven�t any top executives been prosecuted for financial crisis? [View all] xchrom Jan 2014 OP

Um... Money. Glassunion Jan 2014 #1

Yes our money being used to buy their freedom madokie Jan 2014 #2

An excellent question. K&R nt TBF Jan 2014 #3

Is it George W. Bush's fault, somehow? nt Romulox Jan 2014 #4

Even Bush could put Jeff Skilling (CEO of Enron) in jail NobodyHere Jan 2014 #17

Lack of conscientious prosecutors seveneyes Jan 2014 #5

I am sure thats not legal. iandhr Jan 2014 #9

Didn't Wall St finance Obama's 2008 campaign FreakinDJ Jan 2014 #6

Doesn't Wall St finance all national office campaigns westerebus Jan 2014 #7

No FreakinDJ Jan 2014 #8

Most, yeah skydive forever Jan 2014 #12

Most. westerebus Jan 2014 #14

false, wall street is major contributor... there's no law keeping execs from giving money to pacs et uponit7771 Jan 2014 #25

Big fucking deal some two-bit fed judge is asking this question!!! ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #10

+100........ n/t Hotler Jan 2014 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author skydive forever Jan 2014 #11

That must have been a rhetorical question... Blue_Tires Jan 2014 #15

because what they did wasn't illegal ???? LittleGirl Jan 2014 #16

I think the good judge has answered his own question ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #18

If the DoJ were to take one of these cases to criminal trial... pscot Jan 2014 #20

And I have provided the reason why ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #22

We routinely punish poor folk who transgress pscot Jan 2014 #24

The key word(s) here ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #29

So the question really is: "why have no civil suits been brought against these bankers?" Blanks Jan 2014 #38

There have been several civil prosecutions ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #39

Break up the banks! pscot Jan 2014 #52

I have long been an advocate of not breaking up the banks via legislation ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #53

I disagree with your position regarding the firewall on deposits and increasing capital requirements TexasTowelie Jan 2014 #72

Okay .... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #74

It's a shame. One good class action suit victory would probably open the floodgates. eom Blanks Jan 2014 #79

No MFrohike Jan 2014 #60

If there are to be criminal prosecutions of executives ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #80

It's an idea MFrohike Jan 2014 #81

Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #82

Interesting MFrohike Jan 2014 #83

" If the DoJ were to take one of these cases to criminal trial... Jerry442 Jan 2014 #50

The DoJ isn't ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #51

May be not. westerebus Jan 2014 #58

Again ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #59

Just because it's difficult doesn't mean it can't be done. westerebus Jan 2014 #61

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #65

Prudence makes cowards of us all. westerebus Jan 2014 #66

"Bad cases brought, makes for bad law." 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #67

A reporter asked Nelson Rockefeller if his grandfather had broken any laws? westerebus Jan 2014 #69

And that is exactly what must be done in order to ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #73

Let me get this right in my mind. westerebus Jan 2014 #75

I am saying ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #76

I'm not a ignorant as you might presume on how the law operates. westerebus Jan 2014 #77

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #78

Right! It's a mixture of laziness and collusion. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #70

Lanny Brewer . . . Triana Jan 2014 #19

It's a good question malaise Jan 2014 #21

Simple BobUp Jan 2014 #23

Didn't you know about Affluenza? Xyzse Jan 2014 #26

The new Twinkie defense El_Johns Jan 2014 #27

Yep! Xyzse Jan 2014 #28

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #30

CORRUPTION. woo me with science Jan 2014 #31

Because we're a nation of laws. CrispyQ Jan 2014 #32

Why? bvar22 Jan 2014 #33

+1 xchrom Jan 2014 #35

^This^ Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #37

1% Friends don't let their 1% friends drive drunk, ... bvar22 Jan 2014 #40

Envision them all in ORANGE. :-/ n/t DeSwiss Jan 2014 #48

Betcha' history will record this failure to prosecute as nonfeasance of mammoth indepat Jan 2014 #34

Two things. The uber-class are immune from prosecution if they steal from the lower classes. rhett o rick Jan 2014 #36

always been this way BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #49

"Prosecutorial discretion" Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2014 #41

Ever heard the saying, "Justice may be blind, but it can smell money"? n/t winter is coming Jan 2014 #42

In the United States of America, no one is above the law* tclambert Jan 2014 #43

k & freaking r! n/t wildbilln864 Jan 2014 #44

He should be asking this question of Eric Holder and the Justice Department n/t markpkessinger Jan 2014 #45

They lied to their investors and got caught but it was okay because Bush bailed them out. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #46

''Because Citibank runs the Justice Department, judge.'' DeSwiss Jan 2014 #47

�My administration,� the president added, �is the only thing between you and the pitchforks.� Obama jtuck004 Jan 2014 #54

I know, I know!! Corporate Fascism. The corruption runs deep in both parties. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #56

He doubled down on that same mindset as Clinton got infected with. jtuck004 Jan 2014 #57

Thanks, but I gotta kinda go easy on those kind of movies. My heart isnt too strong. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #68

Yeah, there is that. But I think I've lost my expectations, so it's not so hard anymore. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2014 #71

Paging Mr. Holder! Paging Mr. Holder? NBachers Jan 2014 #55

Why you ask ? SamKnause Jan 2014 #62

Because, your honor, we have a class of super citizens that are completely above the law Nanjing to Seoul Jan 2014 #63

Because they shower money on everyone who might prosecute them Doctor_J Jan 2014 #64