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Indeed, a slap on the wrist applied very rarely to those white collar criminals unfortunately politically unconnected to face punitive actions and another gover

Indeed, a slap on the wrist applied very rarely to those white collar criminals unfortunately politically unconnected to face punitive actions and another government initiative that also rarely applies any sort of punishment to the rich and connected. Meanwhile, on the other side of the tracks - snatched some swisher sweets? That's a shootin. Sass me while black? That's another shootin. You got a likky stik of collie and minoritous in nature? You going down: hard!!!

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javert 11y ago
> Indeed, a slap on the wrist applied very rarely to those white collar criminals unfortunately politically unconnected to face punitive actions and another government initiative that also rarely applies any sort of punishment to the rich and connected. I don't believe this is even remotely accurate. > Meanwhile, on the other side of the tracks - snatched some swisher sweets? That's a shootin. Sass me while black? That's another shootin. You got a likky stik of collie and minoritous in nature? You going down: hard!!! I don't deal with sarcasm and vulgarity. If you want to make a point, make it politely and directly.
- harmegido 11y ago
  He's right though. Nearly a quarter of african americans in Florida are not allowed to vote - thanks in large part to the war on drugs, (well, and probably racism). Meanwhile, relatively very few people go to jail for insider trading. The number of cases in the past 10 years is probably in the hundreds, possibly thousands. Compared to hundreds of thousands of drug cases (maybe millions?).
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  - javert 11y ago
    But they are similar in that they are both totally based on fiction. They are made up laws that serve no purpose. (Except to employ enforcers---but that isn't why they exist. They exist because people believe the fiction.) I should have been more specific about the intended nature of the comparison I was making.

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javert 11y ago

> Indeed, a slap on the wrist applied very rarely to those white collar criminals unfortunately politically unconnected to face punitive actions and another government initiative that also rarely applies any sort of punishment to the rich and connected. I don't believe this is even remotely accurate. > Meanwhile, on the other side of the tracks - snatched some swisher sweets? That's a shootin. Sass me while black? That's another shootin. You got a likky stik of collie and minoritous in nature? You going down: hard!!! I don't deal with sarcasm and vulgarity. If you want to make a point, make it politely and directly.

harmegido 11y ago
He's right though. Nearly a quarter of african americans in Florida are not allowed to vote - thanks in large part to the war on drugs, (well, and probably racism). Meanwhile, relatively very few people go to jail for insider trading. The number of cases in the past 10 years is probably in the hundreds, possibly thousands. Compared to hundreds of thousands of drug cases (maybe millions?).
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- javert 11y ago
  But they are similar in that they are both totally based on fiction. They are made up laws that serve no purpose. (Except to employ enforcers---but that isn't why they exist. They exist because people believe the fiction.) I should have been more specific about the intended nature of the comparison I was making.