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Dustlawyer

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2. We are more civilized, we only execute poor people who cannot pay to mount a defense

Sun Mar 6, 2016, 11:09 AM

Mar 2016

against their charges!

An example, my wife was recently hired by the Texas Public Defenders Office which was finally opening an office in our county. They were waiting on office renovations at the courthouse so they could move in and get started. Then she got the call telling her there would be no job. It seems that the local Tea Party government thought it would be better to use the new space to EXPAND THE D.A.'S OFFICE instead! Yea, let's make room to prosecute more people rather than make the system somewhat more fair to the accused!!!

Constitution be damned, right to a fair trial is not important anymore!

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Iran, apparently, takes billionaire criminality much more seriously than we do. [View all] Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 OP

Good thought but this is probably motivated by someone who wants to take his wealth... Human101948 Mar 2016 #1

That could very well be the case. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #5

All politics are labyrinthine... Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #8

We are more civilized, we only execute poor people who cannot pay to mount a defense Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #2

Definitely don't support the death penalty, only actually holding billionaires accountable. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #4

Well bless their heart SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #3

Persia was a country of laws, binding even the king, 3000 ears ago. Read Joe Chi Minh Mar 2016 #6

China executed 2 honchos it held responsible for the adulterated milk scandal that tblue37 Mar 2016 #7

He helped Iran evade oil sanctions, and then he ran out of usefulness for them. Kang Colby Mar 2016 #9

And homosexuality, apostasy, insulting their sky fairy, and protesting. Oneironaut Mar 2016 #10

That's basically my point: even a country like THAT punishes criminal billionaires. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #11