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Savannahmann

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96. On average, everyone commits at least four felonies a day and don't know it.

Thu Mar 27, 2014, 04:49 PM

Mar 2014

The closer you watch people, the more of these inadvertant felonies you will find. Don't believe you do it, let's see. Do you ever get junk mail, a flier advertising a car sale in your mailbox addressed to a neighbor? Do you knowing your neighbor ever throw them away? That is a felony. Granted nobody is charged with it, but it is on the books, and if the law watches you long enough, may settle on that as a way to get another investigation started, or may settle for that if they have insufficient evidence for anything else.

There are millions of laws on the books, and eventually you're going to break one of them. That's the problemw with "stings" because it take someone who doesn't know they are doing anything wrong, and sets them up to violate the letter if not the spirit of the law.

The old asinine RW If you have nothing to hide meme is bullshit. It's not supposed to be nothing to hide, it's supposed to be secure in your person and papers. It's supposed to be a common sense approach to life.

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Another Dem just arrested by FBI. Robert Mueller(R-BushFamilyFixer) set up stings in cities all [View all] blm Mar 2014 OP

k&r... spanone Mar 2014 #1

Quite frankly if they didn't do stupid things, they would not worry about a sting yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #66

On average, everyone commits at least four felonies a day and don't know it. Savannahmann Mar 2014 #96

Can you point to a single case where a person was charged with a felony for throwing away pnwmom Mar 2014 #100

I clearly said that no one had been charged. Savannahmann Mar 2014 #101

Really? JJChambers Mar 2014 #2

Every one of them has the ability to be corrupt. Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #4

I am all for someone who is truly corrupt getting nailed. It's the STING aspect targeting minority blm Mar 2014 #7

The FBI is investigating the Bridgegate scandal. I'm not totodeinhere Mar 2014 #42

Point is that some did come forward to FBI under Mueller about Christie - apparently Mueller didn't blm Mar 2014 #44

Ok, I'll take your word for it. uncommonlink Mar 2014 #49

Yes, that's all I was saying. I wasn't defending Mueller. I was showing gratitude totodeinhere Mar 2014 #84

I share your suspicions. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #59

I didn't realize Dems have a hard time accepting responsibility. Doremus Mar 2014 #39

"We seem to have a major problem with taking responsibility" alp227 Mar 2014 #86

That's not only NOT TRUE, it's a rightwingfuck mindset. Wonder what it's doing here. nt ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #106

Maybe Dem office holders shouldn't be corrupt shitheads? alcibiades_mystery Mar 2014 #3

No no, it's not the Mayor's fault he took bribes JJChambers Mar 2014 #8

Not the point - It's the FBI targeting minority officeholders for stings while allowing blm Mar 2014 #13

You know who runs the DOJ, right? Not to mention the Chief Executive. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2014 #15

I think the point went right over their heads. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #17

It wouldn't be a surprise. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #60

Who they "targeted" is immaterial. cstanleytech Mar 2014 #75

NOT the point I was making in my post which was about who Mueller CHOSE to go after. blm Mar 2014 #81

If who is targeted is immaterial then you apparently dont mind if they target only rhett o rick Mar 2014 #85

Could have been republican and my opinion would be the same. nt cstanleytech Mar 2014 #97

You are missing the point. Investigations shouldnt be politically motivated. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #98

Or maybe Christie isn't quite this lame? Just a thought. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #83

Dennis Elwell, white mayor of Secaucus, was targeted by Mueller's FBI Portland Blazer Mar 2014 #90

Given what happened to Siegalman, it doesn't really matter. JoeyT Mar 2014 #69

Now if Reep lawmakers were subject to the same enforcement... ananda Mar 2014 #5

A jury will determine whether this man is guilty or innocent Portland Blazer Mar 2014 #6

Doesn't matter - my point is that minority officeholders were TARGETED for stings while the blm Mar 2014 #10

True. Dawson Leery Mar 2014 #20

Where any of the targeted subjects wrongly targeted? Portland Blazer Mar 2014 #40

Nothing to see in NJ with all Christie's cronies, eh? What happened when people blm Mar 2014 #45

in 2011, Obama asked Mueller to please serve 2 more years Portland Blazer Mar 2014 #89

LOL. You tried to be clever with someone who thinks Obama's is one of the weakest WH in modern era. blm Mar 2014 #102

Either that, or he takes a deal. uncommonlink Mar 2014 #12

Meanwhile Chris Christie still walks among us. Starry Messenger Mar 2014 #9

Chris Christie is still being investigated, uncommonlink Mar 2014 #21

Did he get raided and perp-walked? Starry Messenger Mar 2014 #23

Why would he? uncommonlink Mar 2014 #26

Yeah, I'm sure that will totally happen. Starry Messenger Mar 2014 #29

One can only wish and hope. uncommonlink Mar 2014 #31

Why not? Your argument is that Bush's FBI guy was the one being unfair Portland Blazer Mar 2014 #43

And you are? Starry Messenger Mar 2014 #68

is it exclusively a Mueller thing? Portland Blazer Mar 2014 #88

You are deliberately avoiding the point - FBI was alerted to Christie and Mueller IGNORED it. blm Mar 2014 #30

Are you sure Mueller ignored it? uncommonlink Mar 2014 #33

Baloney. If Christie was a Dem the allegations alone would've started an investigation. blm Mar 2014 #35

alright. uncommonlink Mar 2014 #37

Christie did it. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #62

Maybe he did, more likely probably, uncommonlink Mar 2014 #64

Only NOW he's being investigated. People said they alerted FBI to Christie and no investigation came blm Mar 2014 #25

People say alot of things that turn out to be false. uncommonlink Mar 2014 #34

Except they turned out to be true. blm Mar 2014 #36

I thought you said there was no investigation? uncommonlink Mar 2014 #38

I'm perfectly clear. Mueller's FBI did NOT investigate Christie even when allegations were made blm Mar 2014 #46

But you said those allegations turned out to be true, uncommonlink Mar 2014 #51

The first person reports from those who said they alerted FBI and blm Mar 2014 #71

Interesting. Kingofalldems Mar 2014 #95

I thought so, uncommonlink Mar 2014 #99

That one is spinning like Cray-cray. BlueCaliDem Mar 2014 #52

No kidding...been here for 10 days & already defending Rethugs. U4ikLefty Mar 2014 #73

What repugs am I defending? uncommonlink Mar 2014 #76

My cat likes cat food. U4ikLefty Mar 2014 #78

So do mine. uncommonlink Mar 2014 #79

You are defending the shit out of Christie. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #63

Defending Christie? uncommonlink Mar 2014 #65

he is using the party loyalty card nt Portland Blazer Mar 2014 #91

There has been a rash of these here in California KamaAina Mar 2014 #11

THERE'S MY POINT!!!! Where are all the red state, red county stings? How did FBI miss Christie? blm Mar 2014 #14

indeed eShirl Mar 2014 #16

How do we know there haven't been stings in repub strongholds and they produced no results? uncommonlink Mar 2014 #18

Pass up high-end corruption like Christie&Co while setting up stings of minority officeholders? blm Mar 2014 #22

The Christie investigation is still ongoing and may yet produce criminal charges, uncommonlink Mar 2014 #24

People alerted FBI on Christie years ago and Mueller ignored it. blm Mar 2014 #27

You keep posting that leftynyc Mar 2014 #54

TROLL ALERT!!! U4ikLefty Mar 2014 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2014 #93

Thanks for speaking up, and out. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2014 #94

I've been around these parts for a few days & can smell them a mile away. U4ikLefty Mar 2014 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2014 #107

Ron Calderon is not a "victim". Throd Mar 2014 #53

There are plenty of white repukes who are just as crooked as Calderon KamaAina Mar 2014 #57

if christie is found guilty of nothing. .. Portland Blazer Mar 2014 #92

Fish in a barrel. "Messages" n/t reddread Mar 2014 #61

Here's a link to news coverage of Yee's arrest. Mr.Bill Mar 2014 #55

Duke Cunningham may disagree with you. former9thward Mar 2014 #19

Bob McDonnell more recently Enrique Mar 2014 #56

A decent mix of (R) and (D) on this list... hughee99 Mar 2014 #67

thanks for calling this to our attention grasswire Mar 2014 #28

Time for Octafish. Remember: Mueller 'fixed' BCCI cases at the Justice Dept. for Poppy Bush. blm Mar 2014 #32

There's Something About Omar: Truth, Lies, and The Legend of 9/11 Octafish Mar 2014 #58

These widespread arrests of minority officeholders smells like an opening act for Jeb2016. blm Mar 2014 #72

Long BFEE string from Dallas to ABSCAM to Rove firing US Attorneys... Octafish Mar 2014 #108

"Just like Old Times"...ain't that the freaking truth? 2banon Mar 2014 #80

Not true. Senate shut down BCCI investigation after the Dec 1992 report, but, Kerry actually rented blm Mar 2014 #82

Conspiracy or are the charged possibly guilty? seveneyes Mar 2014 #41

Baloney - Anyone who thinks Obama had complete control over Robert Mueller has no clue about BFEE. blm Mar 2014 #47

God damnit. octoberlib Mar 2014 #48

I'm not sorry. I just feel that blacks betraying their base is much worse crime because of the kelliekat44 Mar 2014 #50

I don't follow your thinking. tea and oranges Mar 2014 #77

Current Director Comey 2banon Mar 2014 #70

You know, when the Filner scandal broke nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #87

This wasn't excusing what was done. It's calling attention to Mueller and his motives blm Mar 2014 #103

How many minutes of Senator Lee's scandal on tv? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #105

Bullshit. Do a race study on this stat B2G Mar 2014 #104