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My point is that there are enough laws that a determined prosecutor can get you on something even if he cant on the big crime. Perhaps Capone is not a good exa
by russell 17y ago
My point is that there are enough laws that a determined prosecutor can get you on something even if he cant on the big crime. Perhaps Capone is not a good example because he committed a lot of crimes that we all think deserve jail time. Martha Stewart is a more interesting case in this context. She was never convicted of insider trading and probably could not have, but she could not keep her mouth shut. She lied about something something that probably was not a crime, However the lying was enough to get her jail time. This legislation is a trap to catch people who would not otherwise be guilty of a crime.
- joe_the_user 17y agoYes indeed, from the SC state website: Any organization or person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by both fine and imprisonment. http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c029.htm http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c029.htm Not admitting to doing something that isn't necessarily illegal puts you at risk for a ten year sentence...