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In reply to the discussion: Dershowitz on MSNBC: "Locking someone up before they have been convicted is an anethama to liberty [View all]Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)27. Happens everyday to minorities.
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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
It is stupid for many crimes. Poor people spend 6 months awaiting trial and lose jobs, etc. nt
USALiberal
Jun 2018
#59
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
Yes, Boo - it happens to poor white men, too - to a much lesser extent proportionally, but yes
EffieBlack
Jun 2018
#63
You mean he's NOT talking about the children separated and locked up to punish their parents?
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#15
Dershowitz should know PapaStupid is hemmed up because he lied about meeting with the Russians durin
uponit7771
Jun 2018
#43
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
Yes! And it was a damned swanky wedding too. Probably the most expensive wedding I ever went to. I
bettyellen
Jun 2018
#91
of course it is a minor detail. but one would think that someone with his education
niyad
Jun 2018
#93
He's selling a book about the constitutional case against impeaching trump
NightWatcher
Jun 2018
#24
Sure it is very seldom that white rich people get locked up in this situation, but
LiberalArkie
Jun 2018
#36
say that to all the millions of black inmates waiting for court dates in jail.
librechik
Jun 2018
#41
It seems he and trump are racing to the bottom to see who can reach 100% senility....
George II
Jun 2018
#46
HAH. And here I thought he was talking about the children now in virtual incarceration,
calimary
Jun 2018
#64
what kind of attorney is Dershowitz if he has no problem with witness tampering?
spanone
Jun 2018
#73
Witness tampering while out on bond is also an anethama to liberty, your own! n/t
brewens
Jun 2018
#88