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JackRiddler

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18. The US imprisons half a million (at least) for marijuana.

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 04:55 PM

Nov 2012

Release them and you have 50 times the room you need for the mere 10,000 banksters and related corporate criminals who should have already been behind bars the last few years.

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"The Government Bailed out the The People and Imprisoned the Banksters" [View all] trailmonkee Nov 2012 OP

This is what leadership looks like.... midnight Nov 2012 #1

This is what conscience looks like... Larry Ogg Nov 2012 #33

K. Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #2

It was tough to do, but they were smart. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #3

Not hard to do, my Friend. We have experienced investigators from S&L days... Octafish Nov 2012 #23

I know you're right... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #25

+1 dchill Nov 2012 #52

Big Effin K&R tk2kewl Nov 2012 #4

And neither the USA or Europe has learned a damn thing. 99Forever Nov 2012 #5

The learned alright! mikeysnot Nov 2012 #7

I don't think it was a question learning anything. Their goals were different. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #21

I was giving our fearless leaders the ... 99Forever Nov 2012 #30

Lol, okay. The problem is the infiltration of the Dem Party by the Third Way. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #38

+1000 DeSwiss Nov 2012 #40

You nailed it! n/t Wind Dancer Nov 2012 #41

Exactly.. sendero Nov 2012 #54

+1 leftstreet Nov 2012 #61

Exactly. hay rick Nov 2012 #78

it is fully suicidal to give the benefit of the doubt... tomp Nov 2012 #84

Hang on, friend... 99Forever Nov 2012 #87

i was agreeing with you. nt tomp Dec 2012 #92

Ahh.. 99Forever Dec 2012 #93

K&R Wait, What? They did that, O really Royal Sloan 09 Nov 2012 #6

Though I am in favor of jailing crooks iandhr Nov 2012 #8

I thought about that as well... but why does that matter? trailmonkee Nov 2012 #10

There's always a reason whatchamacallit Nov 2012 #11

Yeppers. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2012 #39

It's not so much an excuse as it is a logistical issue. gtar100 Nov 2012 #70

how does population size affect laws in this case leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #12

Only if there were 310,000,000 Bankers, as it stands there are far fewer crooked bankers Dragonfli Nov 2012 #14

1000x the population just means we have 1000x the bankers to jail. jeff47 Nov 2012 #17

In Colorado we could fill the pot hole with them? trailmonkee Nov 2012 #22

The US imprisons half a million (at least) for marijuana. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #18

+ infinity! Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #69

Prisons are so inhumane and costly tama Nov 2012 #91

We have well over 10 times the prison space as Icelaand. Fuddnik Nov 2012 #19

Bingo-privatized prisons=free pass for their rich cronies. ErikJ Nov 2012 #43

Nonsence! RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #44

No. It's different when the crooks have thoroughly infiltrated and purchased your government. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2012 #48

You're right. They're able to hide in plain site. LeftInTX Nov 2012 #53

Logic fail. Javaman Nov 2012 #86

I f'ing love what they did - and wish we would do the same/had done the same jsmirman Nov 2012 #9

AND Iceland Forgave mortgage Debt above 110% of value of home sally5050 Nov 2012 #13

FDR nineteen50 Nov 2012 #15

K&R woo me with science Nov 2012 #16

Kick and Rec! Fuddnik Nov 2012 #20

Gee. Who owns and operates both Europe and the USA? Octafish Nov 2012 #24

Thank you. nt woo me with science Nov 2012 #29

+1000. nt. polly7 Nov 2012 #66

When I saw the title.....I knew you weren't talking about the US! LongTomH Nov 2012 #26

As the cowardly lion said Dakota Flint Nov 2012 #27

K&R. While we're still looking forward to some form of recovery that might get us Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #28

HUGE K&R!!!!!!!!! TheUnspeakable Nov 2012 #31

Also agent46 Nov 2012 #32

I knew it was Iceland............. kooljerk666 Nov 2012 #34

Our MSM has done a "great job" covering this story. eom greyghost Nov 2012 #35

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #36

In what universe libodem Nov 2012 #37

They don't seem to be doing too badly, beat us in every category I have looked at so far... jtuck004 Nov 2012 #51

It didnt just open it came as a download libodem Nov 2012 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #42

K&R. lob1 Nov 2012 #45

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #46

great thread, k+r limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #47

The Iceland story is amazing. I considered it among my top ten mountain grammy Nov 2012 #49

I booked a trip there for the Northern Lights... joeunderdog Nov 2012 #60

K&R. They should be talking about this in 5th, 8th, and 10th grades. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2012 #50

just the opposite warrprayer Nov 2012 #55

must be a nation where the capitalists don't own the government. neat concept. spanone Nov 2012 #56

And now Geitner, the Republican Treasury Sec who bailed out banksters rather than people is Maineman Nov 2012 #57

A good portion of their recovery is due to reneging on debt and currency controls. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2012 #58

You say that like it's a bad thing. Imports cost way more, and their money is jtuck004 Nov 2012 #81

The president of Iceland would not use DemocratsForProgress Nov 2012 #59

that's exactly what a Bankster would say trailmonkee Nov 2012 #71

good one DemocratsForProgress Nov 2012 #73

They implemented severe austerity measures and raised taxes hack89 Nov 2012 #62

very true - thanks for pointing this out so people can better understand the dynamics Native Nov 2012 #89

K&R ReRe Nov 2012 #63

K&R ... Bigtime! Bozita Nov 2012 #65

K & R ! greyghost Nov 2012 #67

A country not run by the Wall Street crime syndicate. L0oniX Nov 2012 #68

"Now is not the time to point fingers." President Obama... And Hotler Nov 2012 #72

Source for this quote? librarygurl Nov 2012 #74

Hey wrong avatar hootinholler Nov 2012 #75

I am pretty sure it is paraphrased... I didn't make the graphic, so I wouldn't know trailmonkee Nov 2012 #76

Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #77

Thanks for posting this. I'm glad to see this news making it's way to DU and being so well received. DaniDubois Nov 2012 #79

thank you!! I am linking to your post in the op... hope that's ok? trailmonkee Nov 2012 #85

Glad I could help. I wish this topic got better media coverage. DaniDubois Dec 2012 #94

Max Keiser was on Iceland...did some great reporting Oilwellian Nov 2012 #80

K&R me b zola Nov 2012 #82

Can we construct the list of those jailed in Iceland? muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #83

+ 1,000,000,000... K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #88

This takes courage felix_numinous Nov 2012 #90