• ofcourse@lemmy.ml
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    The only jobs that convicted criminals can get in the US are in the White House.

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    Definitely an unpopular comment to make in this thread, but from what I read at the time, most people don’t get jail time for first offense of this type of crime.

    Of course, most people don’t hold press conferences outside of the courtroom bashing on the judge…

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      From whatever you read, are most people convicted of such crimes unpunished in any way, like Trump?

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        Probably not, but there’s also this:

        Prosecutors had recommended the sentence, saying in court Friday, “we must be respectful of the office of the presidency” and Trump’s pending inauguration.

        Makes you wonder why the prosecutors wasted all their time and tax payer resources just to recommend zero punishment. At least fine the dude in the amount he defrauded people.

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          Well, he wasn’t President-elect during the prosecution. That said, seems to me that asking for no penalty is the opposite of “respectful of the office of the presidency.”

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      Not true. Their hands were tied. Same with the prosecutors. This was their best.

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        Yeah bullshit. This is something worth ending your career over. The judge should have done the right thing and accepted the consequences.

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        That’s fine. If they want to start a war over their snowflake feelings let them. Giving away our freedoms to avoid a fight just guarantees someone can take all of your freedoms.

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      I understand the feeling, but I think this outcome is probably the best we could hope for, given the situation. If he had tried to impose fines or imprisonment, one of the higher courts would probably have intervened and the sentencing would never have happened.

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    He just did what anyone would have done! He paid for sex. Now can we please get the stupid landing page off pornhub?! Like what am I suppose to say? Yeah I’m not 57? I’m 17 today?

    Anyway congrats to our king! The law don’t apply the same.

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    This is the same crime that Michael Cohen got three years in prison for. A crime he committed solely to benefit Trump. It makes no sense.

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      It makes perfect sense when you realize that the US punishment system is divided into two different systems.

      You’re either in the system for those who happen to be rich, and are supporting the system, in which case you automatically get released with a slap on the wrist.

      Or you’re rich or poor and happened to disagree with the status quo. In that instance you’ll be fed to the punishment meat grinder, having “the fictitious and imaginary book of laws” thrown at you for the harshest punishment that the US punishment system can imagine through “precedent.”

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    The rule of law means that no one is above the law, not even the president. If the president is above the law then we do not have the rule of law. Being labeled a felon is the idea of a punishment, but since there are no consequences to this sentencing there is no punishment.

    At least imposing a fine would have been consistent with precedent. At that point it would have been an issue with our laws being to lenient. That would have been a much more easily remedied problem than doing away with the rule of law, a founding concept of modern western civilization.

    The rule of law was dead when the Supreme Court ruled presidents have immunity for core constitutional responsibilities and presumed immunity for official acts in Trump v. United States. This is another nail in the coffin.

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      I have never heard of “unconditional discharge” being a possible sentence for a crime. It’s like they made it up just for Trump.

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    All you rich people who think you can break any law you want, let this be a warning roadmap

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      And don’t be thinking you can just get away with it either.

      You will also be congratulated for doing so, and maybe even rewarded.

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        No, they do that, too. Trump has done that. And the right falls all over themselves to minimize and refuse to investigate. As with climate change, if you don’t know, then nothing is your fault. Even if it’s your job to know.

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          Both Democrats and Republicans support each other as kiddie diddling. Epstein had both Clinton and Trump to his island. Raping kids is a bipartisan past time.

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          I think the keyword there is pinned, which to me sounds like being found guilty and punished. How often does that part happen?

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    Don’t worry, this will appear 4th on the news sites after we discuss transgender issues and how “triggered” Musk is for the 6th time

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    Prosecutors had recommended the sentence, saying in court Friday, “we must be respectful of the office of the presidency” and Trump’s pending inauguration.

    What a fucking joke.

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      You respect the office by holding the criminal to account. This is quite the opposite. But hey, what else should we expect from Merrick Garland, that do nothin’, hand wringin’, Republican-lite son of a removed.

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    Fuck off with this president bullshit is above the law. God our country is so fucked. Can’t believe we rebeled against England for this shit.