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Fri Jun-24-11 06:13 AM
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| 48. True but the longer the sentences for the poor |
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and homeless, the more profit for the owners of the private prisons.
These fuckers are going to make 19th century England look civilized.
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| -Facebook post sums up American justice in one picture |
AlecBGreen |
Jun-23-11 09:09 PM |
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Sad and Sorry........... |
PDJane |
Jun-23-11 09:12 PM |
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As Bob Dylan said: |
SCantiGOP |
Jun-24-11 10:27 AM |
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My question is...why hasn't the "Liberal Media" jumped all over this? |
BlueCaliDem |
Jun-24-11 07:48 PM |
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Indeed. |
Dawson Leery |
Jun-23-11 09:12 PM |
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"Ju$ti¢e" REALLY means, "Ju$t U$ Ri¢h Folk$" |
Joe Bacon |
Jun-24-11 07:53 AM |
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Two-tiered justice system |
roxiejules |
Jun-24-11 10:30 AM |
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Moral: Never return the money, never turn yourself in. |
LooseWilly |
Jun-23-11 09:14 PM |
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and take it all. Just like the fuckers at the top. nt |
ooglymoogly |
Jun-24-11 02:22 PM |
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Facebook group for the homeless man, Roy Brown, who took $100, then turned self in. |
NYC_SKP |
Jun-23-11 09:17 PM |
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Thanks for the link. |
sabrina 1 |
Jun-24-11 12:11 AM |
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the only silver lining |
AlecBGreen |
Jun-23-11 09:18 PM |
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Prison: the single payer health plan. |
lob1 |
Jun-24-11 03:11 AM |
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Prison, a place where someone can get health care, shelter and food |
CreekDog |
Jun-24-11 04:50 AM |
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Prison, a place where corporations profit more from longer sentences. |
L. Coyote |
Jun-24-11 03:07 PM |
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K&Red without comment. n/t |
Canuckistanian |
Jun-23-11 09:21 PM |
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The USA, a law for the rich but not for the poor and vulnerable |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Jun-23-11 09:25 PM |
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K & R n/t |
Tx4obama |
Jun-23-11 09:25 PM |
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I'm saving that for future use elsewhere. |
pnorman |
Jun-23-11 09:33 PM |
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I wish I didnt have to |
AlecBGreen |
Jun-23-11 09:36 PM |
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I'm sure the Shreveport prosecutors and judge were quite pleased with themselves. |
gtar100 |
Jun-24-11 01:28 AM |
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What is the name of the judge? |
slackmaster |
Jun-24-11 10:16 AM |
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I respectfully suggest that you make an effort to verify that it's true before you do that |
slackmaster |
Jun-24-11 10:16 AM |
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"an endless loop of blogs linking to blogs," |
pnorman |
Jun-24-11 11:17 AM |
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HUGE REC. nt. |
bertman |
Jun-23-11 10:57 PM |
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Well, now that we have the evidence... how about some change? |
earcandle |
Jun-23-11 11:12 PM |
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What justice? |
sakabatou |
Jun-23-11 11:15 PM |
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This hurts my heart. |
jillan |
Jun-23-11 11:26 PM |
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Shame on our Nation.....Shame n/t |
radhika |
Jun-23-11 11:47 PM |
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What a sad comparison... |
Stumbler |
Jun-23-11 11:47 PM |
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K&R |
Firebrand Gary |
Jun-23-11 11:53 PM |
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Rich and White? slap on the wrist. Poor and Black? Hard Time. |
Odin2005 |
Jun-24-11 12:06 AM |
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40 months is "slightly less" than 6 years? |
Contrary1 |
Jun-24-11 12:14 AM |
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In the same way the other guy's cell will be "slightly less" comfortable. |
sofa king |
Jun-24-11 05:11 AM |
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America = Disgusting. |
MessiahRp |
Jun-24-11 12:15 AM |
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Louisiana does not = America |
whathehell |
Jun-24-11 06:29 AM |
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If you think this is just the story of one... there are a lot of laughing CEOs right now |
MessiahRp |
Jun-24-11 02:19 PM |
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Of course I don't think it's "the story of one"....On the other hand, |
whathehell |
Jun-24-11 05:28 PM |
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Lohan's jail time was laughable. Anybody else commiting those offenses serves long sentences. |
MessiahRp |
Jun-24-11 05:41 PM |
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Clearly, she didn't do enough jail time, but |
whathehell |
Jun-24-11 06:03 PM |
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Great example of social inequality. |
Rex |
Jun-24-11 12:15 AM |
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WTF? Who were these 2 Judges? |
micraphone |
Jun-24-11 12:23 AM |
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The CEOs accomplish pled guitly and got 3 months. |
toddwv |
Jun-24-11 01:04 AM |
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The Chairman will probably be in prison for life. |
rucky |
Jun-24-11 06:15 AM |
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I'm guessing that he won't be in prison for anywhere near life. |
toddwv |
Jun-24-11 10:38 AM |
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Recommended |
somone |
Jun-24-11 01:26 AM |
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If Obama actually gave a shit about the common person, he'd issue a |
coalition_unwilling |
Jun-24-11 01:39 AM |
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Obama can't pardon a person for state crimes. |
tabasco |
Jun-24-11 10:54 AM |
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The bigger they are, the softer they fall |
DFW |
Jun-24-11 01:42 AM |
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LOL Good one |
Speed8098 |
Jun-24-11 05:50 AM |
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PLUS ONE! nt |
Enthusiast |
Jun-24-11 05:55 AM |
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And worse, how many other scumbag mortage fraudsters will probably never spend a SINGLE DAY |
chill_wind |
Jun-24-11 01:57 AM |
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$3 billion is a stack of $100 bills two miles high.. |
Fumesucker |
Jun-24-11 02:42 AM |
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White justice |
The Wizard |
Jun-24-11 03:15 AM |
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135,000,000 times as harsh. |
UrbScotty |
Jun-24-11 03:22 AM |
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K&R |
me b zola |
Jun-24-11 03:58 AM |
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steal a little and they'll call you a thief, steal alot and they'll make you a king,,, |
KG |
Jun-24-11 04:12 AM |
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The rule of law and equal justice under the law no longer apply, especially if your skin color is |
Citizen Worker |
Jun-24-11 04:42 AM |
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Fucking outrage! $75,000,000 per month v 46 cents a month for 15 years. |
lonestarnot |
Jun-24-11 04:59 AM |
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Gotta send this to Michael Moore. |
Brigid |
Jun-24-11 05:12 AM |
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This is insane |
PotatoChip |
Jun-24-11 05:30 AM |
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K&R |
avebury |
Jun-24-11 05:33 AM |
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Oh my god. That just breaks my heart all to freakin' hell and then some. |
Maru Kitteh |
Jun-24-11 05:41 AM |
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K&R |
Enthusiast |
Jun-24-11 05:52 AM |
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Jail is for the "Little People" |
Hubert Flottz |
Jun-24-11 06:05 AM |
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True but the longer the sentences for the poor |
malaise |
Jun-24-11 06:13 AM |
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You just can't any more stark than that. |
Le Taz Hot |
Jun-24-11 06:32 AM |
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The CEO won't even serve that. |
HughBeaumont |
Jun-24-11 06:46 AM |
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Two justice systems, one for the wealthy |
CanonRay |
Jun-24-11 07:07 AM |
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"cut 'em loose carmouche" |
Tallulah |
Jun-24-11 07:07 AM |
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K & FUCKING R! |
ImNotTed |
Jun-24-11 07:09 AM |
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I don't want a revolution, I want what happened AFTER the French Revolution. |
Javaman |
Jun-24-11 07:21 AM |
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Military distributorship followed by a restoration of the old order? |
Freddie Stubbs |
Jun-24-11 08:05 AM |
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no the reign of terror. LOL |
Javaman |
Jun-24-11 09:15 AM |
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K&R |
ck4829 |
Jun-24-11 07:36 AM |
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shameless kick |
LaydeeBug |
Jun-24-11 07:43 AM |
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FYI the Chairman has been convicted on 14 counts |
rucky |
Jun-24-11 07:46 AM |
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wow. Just wow. |
Chimichurri |
Jun-24-11 08:01 AM |
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K&R |
demmiblue |
Jun-24-11 08:01 AM |
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Those who use violence or the threat of violence are often punished more harshly |
Freddie Stubbs |
Jun-24-11 08:03 AM |
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Umm, those who are poor and not white are more often punished more harshly. |
marmar |
Jun-24-11 08:37 AM |
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Mr. Brown turned himself in. Did Mr. Allen? |
Octafish |
Jun-24-11 08:04 AM |
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well, the billionaire can afford the best lawyers |
NewJeffCT |
Jun-24-11 08:06 AM |
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Or who had so many cases in front of her, she didn't know Brown's name |
jmowreader |
Jun-24-11 04:22 PM |
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The for profit prison system loves this economy. |
sarcasmo |
Jun-24-11 08:06 AM |
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America needs a new super hero to go in and take on the real criminals who stole America |
think |
Jun-24-11 08:16 AM |
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K&R |
midnight |
Jun-24-11 08:16 AM |
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It's like Jean Valjean all over again. |
FailureToCommunicate |
Jun-24-11 08:31 AM |
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For a piece of bread, a man must die. |
Octafish |
Jun-24-11 09:20 AM |
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15 years? ...... That judge needs to be tossed out of the courthouse onto the streets. |
marmar |
Jun-24-11 08:35 AM |
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What is the name of the judge? |
slackmaster |
Jun-24-11 10:24 AM |
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True? That's what should be asked. |
Duck |
Jun-24-11 06:10 PM |
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I'm reading "The Help" and this brings home my thoughts that things have not changed as much as we |
SaveAmerica |
Jun-24-11 08:36 AM |
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We're #1, We're #1...Now, doesnt that make you feel better |
OwnedByFerrets |
Jun-24-11 08:40 AM |
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Consider this - if Lindsay Lohan was not a cute former white child actress |
LynneSin |
Jun-24-11 08:42 AM |
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most definitely |
AlecBGreen |
Jun-24-11 09:12 AM |
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Class Warfare |
Disorientedx3 |
Jun-24-11 08:44 AM |
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America's a wealthy country. This is a small price to pay ... |
GeorgeGist |
Jun-24-11 09:07 AM |
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Wall Street Thugs |
otohara |
Jun-24-11 09:17 AM |
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Pathetic and immoral -nt |
Maestro |
Jun-24-11 09:34 AM |
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There we have it |
Blue Owl |
Jun-24-11 09:44 AM |
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Color me skeptical. Has anyone seen an original source for Roy Brown's crime and sentencing? |
slackmaster |
Jun-24-11 10:03 AM |
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Original link here |
roxiejules |
Jun-24-11 10:38 AM |
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Great. I'd like to write Mr. Brown a letter. Email sent to news director... |
slackmaster |
Jun-24-11 11:12 AM |
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Call Caddo District Court |
roxiejules |
Jun-24-11 11:28 AM |
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It's completely fake. |
girl gone mad |
Jun-24-11 06:28 PM |
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Are the phrases the land of the free, the home of the brave, and equal justice under the law |
indepat |
Jun-24-11 10:08 AM |
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sickening. |
bdamomma |
Jun-24-11 10:15 AM |
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K&R |
patrice |
Jun-24-11 10:39 AM |
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A CEO actually did time? |
Avant Guardian |
Jun-24-11 10:47 AM |
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Fuck the prison-industrial complex. |
lightningandsnow |
Jun-24-11 11:26 AM |
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Eff all, ain't it the truth. nt |
mistertrickster |
Jun-24-11 11:29 AM |
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If this gets its own Facebook page, let me know. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Jun-24-11 11:29 AM |
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Derrick Jensen put it best....... |
Eddie Rek |
Jun-24-11 12:01 PM |
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K&R |
raouldukelives |
Jun-24-11 12:20 PM |
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FTC. nt |
femrap |
Jun-24-11 12:24 PM |
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I wonder how much stock... |
Frisbee |
Jun-24-11 12:58 PM |
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Oh, Frisbee! You're *sooooo* suspicious! |
KansDem |
Jun-24-11 01:42 PM |
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Two different states |
treestar |
Jun-24-11 01:10 PM |
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The irony is... |
KansDem |
Jun-24-11 01:36 PM |
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True. |
treestar |
Jun-24-11 01:39 PM |
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self-deleted |
KansDem |
Jun-24-11 01:40 PM |
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Where's the picture? |
Phlem |
Jun-24-11 01:48 PM |
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I expect that his sentence was due to minimum sentencing laws - |
axollot |
Jun-24-11 02:08 PM |
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kick |
Liberal_in_LA |
Jun-24-11 03:28 PM |
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It's the Golden Rule.... |
WheelWalker |
Jun-24-11 03:28 PM |
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Wow. There we go. And then people wonder why some people don't respect our justice system. |
closeupready |
Jun-24-11 04:23 PM |
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"In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls." |
marias23 |
Jun-24-11 05:35 PM |
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There is no justice for the poor and starving. |
stormpilot |
Jun-24-11 05:56 PM |
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May be...and could be fraudlent.a story....because.. |
Stuart G |
Jun-24-11 06:03 PM |
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CEO was a cooperating witness... |
nankerphelge |
Jun-24-11 07:45 PM |
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Whoa. How unfair. But one is FEDERAL white collar crime, & other is STATE crime. |
Honeycombe8 |
Jun-24-11 08:15 PM |
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It's not just the relative amounts. When you commit ARMED |
24601 |
Jun-24-11 08:26 PM |
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They made a movie of this |
PatrynXX |
Jun-24-11 08:46 PM |
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K&R |
dajoki |
Jun-24-11 08:54 PM |
#134 |
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Part of our healthcare reform needs to be |
DissedByBush |
Jun-24-11 08:54 PM |
#135 |
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