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If you take this argument to its logical conclusion, we should never convict anybody of any crimes ever.
by Analemma_ 10y ago
If you take this argument to its logical conclusion, we should never convict anybody of any crimes ever.
- csydas 10y agoNot necessarily - wanting even justice to be dispensed isn't the same thing as saying if one person gets away with it everyone should. It's quite a bit meta to the article, but relevant in that both defrauded money from the general public, made a fortune from it, but Seleznev is paying while the others are not. It's a little strange to focus just on Seleznev when we have people who make it a practice to skim money and don't get in trouble for it when they do cost the US public billions.
- igivanov 10y agocan't speak for you but for me the logical conclusion would be bringing them to justice.
- tptacek 10y agoHow? Gut feel? The laws we have today are inadequate to bringing cases, and we have a Constitutional prohibition on ex post facto laws.
- igivanov 10y agoDunno how, IANAL. But I trust that the US government, or the establishment in general, can make anyone's life miserable if there is a political will. Also, have the laws been amended to deal with similar offenses in the future?