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sunonmars

(8,656 posts) Fri Jun 15, 2018, 12:37 PM Jun 2018

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Dershowitz on MSNBC: "Locking someone up before they have been convicted is an anethama to liberty [View all]

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Alan Dershowitz re:Manafort on MSNBC: "Locking someone up before they have been convicted is an anethama to liberty."

Um.
Each day an estimated 700,000 people sit in jail because they can't afford bail. @AlanDersh can we expect you to speak for these people as well?

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These fucking clowns are making it up as they go along......so "lock her up" wasn't about putting HRC directly to jail.

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Dershowitz on MSNBC: "Locking someone up before they have been convicted is an anethama to liberty [View all] sunonmars Jun 2018 OP

K&R BlueJac Jun 2018 #1

unless you are a poor person of color who can't pay a traffic ticket, klook Jun 2018 #2

Bingo workinclasszero Jun 2018 #35

Up next: Summary executions at the border... Eyeball_Kid Jun 2018 #86

Acclaimed legal scholar doesn't understand how bail violations work dalton99a Jun 2018 #3

Technically it's not a bail violation. Calista241 Jun 2018 #76

The replies to Dershowitz on Twitter are priceless! Pacifist Patriot Jun 2018 #4

What a jerk DownriverDem Jun 2018 #14

I found a case worthy of Dershowitz to represent PRO BONO! - populistdriven Jun 2018 #70

unfortunately this guy proved he's an habitual criminal, elleng Jun 2018 #5

And here I was thinking he was criticizing Sessions immigration policy bigbrother05 Jun 2018 #6

I though the same at first, but Dershowitz never fails to disappoint. yardwork Jun 2018 #81

Well, he only means for people like Manafort. neeksgeek Jun 2018 #7

Bail hurts poor people. Innocent until proven guilty is BS. nt USALiberal Jun 2018 #8

That depends on how it's used mythology Jun 2018 #18

It is stupid for many crimes. Poor people spend 6 months awaiting trial and lose jobs, etc. nt USALiberal Jun 2018 #59

Tell That To All Black Men Languishing In Jail Me. Jun 2018 #9

Tell it to the children in Trumpcells. nt NCjack Jun 2018 #57

Boom. Kalief Browder is a tragic example of this. ck4829 Jun 2018 #75

Why wasn't Manafort in handcuffs? frogmarch Jun 2018 #10

Um, Mr. Criminal Attorney, You DO Know How Bail Works, Right? ChoppinBroccoli Jun 2018 #11

I was pleased to see Ari Melber immediately follow his interview by pointing this out EffieBlack Jun 2018 #12

Yes. I caught that too. I was silently screaming for someone to point that out. Tom Rinaldo Jun 2018 #22

Yes - it was great to see. I do wish that Chris Jansing had checked him in real time during the EffieBlack Jun 2018 #29

Happens to white men by the thousands oberliner Jun 2018 #62

Yes, Boo - it happens to poor white men, too - to a much lesser extent proportionally, but yes EffieBlack Jun 2018 #63

;) sheshe2 Jun 2018 #69

Guantanamo, anyone? volstork Jun 2018 #13

Good point. Chickensoup Jun 2018 #28

You mean he's NOT talking about the children separated and locked up to punish their parents? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #15

that's what I thought from the headline knightmaar Jun 2018 #38

Dershowitz also claimed "Special Counsel wasted 20 million and oasis Jun 2018 #16

Dershowitz should know PapaStupid is hemmed up because he lied about meeting with the Russians durin uponit7771 Jun 2018 #43

Guess with age lsewpershad Jun 2018 #17

I sometimes wonder if it's more about Israel BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #23

Or just money and fame, I think the Von Bulow case was a turning point for him. He was seduced by bettyellen Jun 2018 #45

He brought copies of his book to someone else's wedding? smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #79

Yes! And it was a damned swanky wedding too. Probably the most expensive wedding I ever went to. I bettyellen Jun 2018 #91

How tacky! smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #92

hey, genius, maybe you could learn how to spell ANATHEMA before you spout off. niyad Jun 2018 #19

Oh, well that's very different. jayschool2013 Jun 2018 #52

of course it is a minor detail. but one would think that someone with his education niyad Jun 2018 #93

Derschowitz True Blue American Jun 2018 #20

I assume he's talking about the kids living in the former Walmart. progressoid Jun 2018 #21

He's selling a book about the constitutional case against impeaching trump NightWatcher Jun 2018 #24

Happens every day, sir. Mostly to people who can't afford high priced lawyers. Vinca Jun 2018 #25

It seems that Dershowitz has become as much of a partisan hack as Sean Hannity AdamGG Jun 2018 #26

Happens everyday to minorities. Dawson Leery Jun 2018 #27

uh huh underthematrix Jun 2018 #30

LOL yes we just leave murderers out free while awaiting trial LMFAO TalenaGor Jun 2018 #31

IS THAT SO? lapislzi Jun 2018 #32

WTF planet is he on? Dave Starsky Jun 2018 #33

K & R SunSeeker Jun 2018 #34

Sure it is very seldom that white rich people get locked up in this situation, but LiberalArkie Jun 2018 #36

Is Dershowitz a stroke victim? Moral Compass Jun 2018 #37

Shut up, Assclown. geardaddy Jun 2018 #39

Alan Dershowitz you make me sick. Chickensoup Jun 2018 #40

say that to all the millions of black inmates waiting for court dates in jail. librechik Jun 2018 #41

Tell that to all people sitting lockup waiting for trial. rickyhall Jun 2018 #42

Tell that to regular people who violate their bond. JohnnyRingo Jun 2018 #44

It seems he and trump are racing to the bottom to see who can reach 100% senility.... George II Jun 2018 #46

I'm sure if someone gets sentenced to death for treason Takket Jun 2018 #47

Alan Doucheowitz JPK Jun 2018 #48

No, locking someone up duforsure Jun 2018 #49

So Dershowitz doesn't belief a judge has any power to revoke bail? Or beachbum bob Jun 2018 #50

Dershowitz knows better than that Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2018 #51

Exactly TexasBushwhacker Jun 2018 #65

He was indicted for new crimes which he committed while on house arrest Renew Deal Jun 2018 #53

Fuck you Dershowitz! Useless scum of the earth. nt Lucky Luciano Jun 2018 #54

Dersh now a member of the Ghouli legal scholar circle empedocles Jun 2018 #55

Apparently in the dictionary of Legal Dershowese.... DFW Jun 2018 #56

lol oasis Jun 2018 #71

All their arguments are designed... Kablooie Jun 2018 #58

And YOU are an anathema to HUMANITY. no text sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #60

What about those migrant children, you asshat?!? MineralMan Jun 2018 #61

HAH. And here I thought he was talking about the children now in virtual incarceration, calimary Jun 2018 #64

Alan is wrong Gothmog Jun 2018 #66

How many more would Jeff dahlmer have eaten ifset free dembotoz Jun 2018 #67

But judge, I'm white! MaryMagdaline Jun 2018 #68

All Manafort had to do was not commit a crime while DeminPennswoods Jun 2018 #72

what kind of attorney is Dershowitz if he has no problem with witness tampering? spanone Jun 2018 #73

LOL ck4829 Jun 2018 #74

Tampering with witnesses while free on bail is bronxiteforever Jun 2018 #77

By his logic, Joseph James DeAngelo should still be walking free. GoCubsGo Jun 2018 #78

Dershowitz could use some lip balm. CentralMass Jun 2018 #80

K&R Labiglabocce Jun 2018 #82

Whatever happened to Dershowitz anyway? shawn703 Jun 2018 #83

I'm beginning to wonder if Trump has NY_20th Jun 2018 #89

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!!! mountain grammy Jun 2018 #84

I suggest that Alan jump on Trumpy's Eyeball_Kid Jun 2018 #85

Dershowitz leaves no room for any exceptions. kentuck Jun 2018 #87

Witness tampering while out on bond is also an anethama to liberty, your own! n/t brewens Jun 2018 #88

Oh, I thought he was speaking of the immigrant/migrant CHILDREN!!! Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #90