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tclambert

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13. Collateral consequences! Collateral consequences!

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Apr 23, 2014, 12:28 PM

Apr 2014

If you make financial criminals pay for their crimes, it might hurt their business, which might cost some innocent employees their jobs. And then they'd have to move to the bank that picks up the additional business, so there's not really any net change in jobs or amount of business overall. But collateral consequences means bankers never have to say they're sorry.

Jeez, if you put bankers in jail, people might get the idea that no one is above the law. Then even billionaires and former Presidents of the United States might face justice. If you prosecute financial crimes, why pretty soon you'd end up prosecuting war crimes. Can't have that.

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A fine of just $300 [View all] Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 OP

he was just so, so giving.. frylock Apr 2014 #1

For the rest of the story Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 #5

"None have been charged in the case." Enthusiast Apr 2014 #22

NONE?? then wtf was his "help"?? DiverDave Apr 2014 #36

It feels dirty, but Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #2

Read the amnesty agreement Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 #6

yeah, that's ugly Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #10

Community service for one of the worst. Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 #11

How come.... catnhatnh Apr 2014 #12

Black and white or gold and green? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #18

that and...criminalizing black people is profitable and popular noiretextatique Apr 2014 #47

+1,000,000 n/t catchnrelease Apr 2014 #19

Oh Yes. bvar22 Apr 2014 #7

+1 Enthusiast Apr 2014 #23

John Edwards, warts and all, was certainly right about the "Two Americas". bvar22 Apr 2014 #39

I hope we can change that. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #40

I take it Mr. Mack usually represents murderers? JHB Apr 2014 #3

wow wow wow... Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #4

It's not even a slap on wrist, instead... TRoN33 Apr 2014 #8

That's going to end up on his permanent record. OnyxCollie Apr 2014 #9

What are you talking about? mindwalker_i Apr 2014 #16

It was sarcasm. nt OnyxCollie Apr 2014 #21

Oops, sorry mindwalker_i Apr 2014 #43

Collateral consequences! Collateral consequences! tclambert Apr 2014 #13

Gangsters, take note. closeupready Apr 2014 #14

Judge Kimba Woods was a Clinton nominee for attorney General Fla Dem Apr 2014 #15

Who gave Miliken a pretty stiff sentence. nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #24

Bull shit ..... Wood reduced his sentence by years. Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 #26

Sure--after SDNY prosecutors asked her to because he co-operated with them. The SEC wasn't happy, msanthrope Apr 2014 #30

Under President Bush.... justice Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 #31

Are you trying to insult me? You don't seem very coherent. nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #33

I've been reading this thread and came to this-I'll insult ya msanthrope-consider it done fool. n/t bobthedrummer Apr 2014 #41

One wishes for more erudite detractors. nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #42

Appointed by Reagan and married to a wall street financier. Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 #29

Good thing it was a Democratic judge. DeSwiss Apr 2014 #17

Aw, poor baby. He gave so much. Hoppy Apr 2014 #20

And just think of the number of people whose lives have been ruined for having smoked a joint: indepat Apr 2014 #25

She's a smart judge - TBF Apr 2014 #27

Advice? DeSwiss Apr 2014 #38

That or the guy really gave them every single thing TBF Apr 2014 #44

Mafia high stakes players do it to each other all the time for the FBI. Rex Apr 2014 #46

He musta sung like a damn canary, then!!! nt MADem Apr 2014 #28

Community service was the other penality Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 #32

For a decade, apparently. nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #34

Nothing happened either on his singing Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 #35

Two set of rules...one for white collar and one for blue collar crime. Rex Apr 2014 #37

I agree. nt TBF Apr 2014 #45

cost of a couple speeding tickets. progressoid Apr 2014 #48