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If anything, I'm happy that there's a country willing to prosecute people for white collar crimes. Just look at how America is all-too-willing to let mass murd

If anything, I'm happy that there's a country willing to prosecute people for white collar crimes. Just look at how America is all-too-willing to let mass murderers like the Sackler family get away with profiting off of addiction. Do these sound like words of someone trying to do anything other than profit off of death? “The prescription blizzard will be so deep, dense, and white.” Meanwhile you see blue collar Americans charged with federal riot and conspiracy charges for exercising their legally protected free speech rights at a protest that they had acquired a permit for (Rise Above Movement).

colejohnson66 8y ago
Rioting, even with a permit to protest, is illegal
- socksindrawers 8y ago
  They didn't riot, they were attacked and defended themselves. Look at any video from the event.
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  - fzeroracer 8y ago
    You're saying the people that participated in the Unite the Right rally, who conspired to commit violence and escalate an already violent event and who were members of what is essentially a terrorist group were just defending themselves? No, they weren't attacked. They were the aggressors. They have a history of being aggressors. They openly admit to being violent and aggressive.
    - socksindrawers 8y ago
      Yes, that's what I'm saying. The people with the permit to demonstrate were attacked and defended themselves, and are being railroaded by the justice system. It's not illegal to be proud of defending your right to free speech with self defense. Meanwhile the people who show up with weapons and masks, and with no permit and incite the violence don't even get arrested. It even happened a few days ago at a Trump rally. A reporter got harassed and attacked, and nothing will happen to the perpetrators - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j693_xvdGTI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j693_xvdGTI
    - stcredzero 8y ago
      who conspired to commit violence and escalate an already violent event and who were members of what is essentially a terrorist group were just defending themselves? I like the principle you are espousing here. The people who commit violence, trying to inject/normalize violence and intimidation into the US political system, should be treated as a terrorist group. They were the aggressors. They have a history of being aggressors. They openly admit to being violent and aggressive. People who fit the description given by the above three sentences should be treated as a terrorist group. (1 - Aggressors. 2 - History of aggression. 3 - Openly admit to being violent and aggressive.) If you are espousing this principle, I wholeheartedly agree!
ekianjo 8y ago
> If anything, I'm happy that there's a country willing to prosecute people for white collar crimes. Interesting but Japan almost never jails politicians who are by far more often guilty of stealing/using for their private purposes taxpayers money. They just get a slap on the wrist and they are good to go - no jail sentence, no crime. Amazing isn't it?
- socksindrawers 8y ago
  A politician anywhere who doesn't wet their beak at least a little bit is rare. Pay-for-play is the name of the game in the US Congress, they just have the power to have their shenanigans avoid the headlines, except in rare cases.

colejohnson66 8y ago

Rioting, even with a permit to protest, is illegal

socksindrawers 8y ago
They didn't riot, they were attacked and defended themselves. Look at any video from the event.
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- fzeroracer 8y ago
  You're saying the people that participated in the Unite the Right rally, who conspired to commit violence and escalate an already violent event and who were members of what is essentially a terrorist group were just defending themselves? No, they weren't attacked. They were the aggressors. They have a history of being aggressors. They openly admit to being violent and aggressive.
  - socksindrawers 8y ago
    Yes, that's what I'm saying. The people with the permit to demonstrate were attacked and defended themselves, and are being railroaded by the justice system. It's not illegal to be proud of defending your right to free speech with self defense. Meanwhile the people who show up with weapons and masks, and with no permit and incite the violence don't even get arrested. It even happened a few days ago at a Trump rally. A reporter got harassed and attacked, and nothing will happen to the perpetrators - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j693_xvdGTI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j693_xvdGTI
  - stcredzero 8y ago
    who conspired to commit violence and escalate an already violent event and who were members of what is essentially a terrorist group were just defending themselves? I like the principle you are espousing here. The people who commit violence, trying to inject/normalize violence and intimidation into the US political system, should be treated as a terrorist group. They were the aggressors. They have a history of being aggressors. They openly admit to being violent and aggressive. People who fit the description given by the above three sentences should be treated as a terrorist group. (1 - Aggressors. 2 - History of aggression. 3 - Openly admit to being violent and aggressive.) If you are espousing this principle, I wholeheartedly agree!

ekianjo 8y ago

> If anything, I'm happy that there's a country willing to prosecute people for white collar crimes. Interesting but Japan almost never jails politicians who are by far more often guilty of stealing/using for their private purposes taxpayers money. They just get a slap on the wrist and they are good to go - no jail sentence, no crime. Amazing isn't it?

socksindrawers 8y ago
A politician anywhere who doesn't wet their beak at least a little bit is rare. Pay-for-play is the name of the game in the US Congress, they just have the power to have their shenanigans avoid the headlines, except in rare cases.