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Much more interesting to me is that the article says "he will not need to report until threat of COVID-19 pandemic has passed." and "With no end to the COVID-19

Much more interesting to me is that the article says "he will not need to report until threat of COVID-19 pandemic has passed." and "With no end to the COVID-19 pandemic in sight, it is possible that Levandowski’s latest lawsuit will be resolved before he even reports to jail."

glitchc 6y ago
Who said money can’t literally buy a get out of jail card?
- credit_guy 6y ago
  When you say "literally" do you mean to imply he literally paid someone? That's quite implausible.
  - cowsandmilk 6y ago
    He can pay lawyers to make the arguments for delaying until after Covid. A public defender isn’t going to do that for you.
    - Thorrez 6y ago
      > Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to alleviate the outbreak by releasing as many as 8,000 inmates and further reducing the population by about 10,000 through delayed admissions.[1] I would guess some of them had public defenders. Although I guess they got it without even having to argue for it. Did Levandowski's lawyer argue for it? According to the article Levendowski's lawyer argued for home confinement (unsuccessfully, obviously). [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20200802050956/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-31/coronavirus-prisons-releases-spread-fears-communities https://web.archive.org/web/20200802050956/https://www.latim...
  - 55555 6y ago
    He certainly paid his legal team.
  - deleted 6y ago
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  - BeetleB 6y ago
    > When you say "literally" do you mean to imply he literally paid someone? Sadly, "literally" can mean "figuratively": From M-W:[1] "in effect : virtually —used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible" (Yes, I know they used the word "literally" in the definition). They also made a special page to explain this.[2] [1]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally [2]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/misuse-of-literally https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/misuse-of-lite...
    - stOneskull 6y ago
      boycott merriam, webster and anybody else peddling that nonsense. literally is literally literally.
    - credit_guy 6y ago
      Yes, in this case "literaly" means "figuratively", but still, what's the mechanism? I don't think he paid a bribe, and nobody is suggesting that. One may argue that the judge was somewhat subconsciously influenced by Levandowsky's wealth; this is also quite improbable, the judge in this case [1] is a very high profile judge. In particular he rebuked Trump on DACA. In the end though, if anything, it looks to me Levandowsky's prison postponement makes his sentence harsher, not more lenient. He will still have to serve his whole sentence in an actual prison, and until he starts the prison sentence his liberty will be curtailed (for example it's very likely he will not be allowed to leave the country). A good defense team would've gotten for him house arrest during the Covid19 crisis, and his defense team argued for this. They didn't get it. So, literally or figuratively, how did money buy Levandowsky a get-out-of-jail-free card? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Haskell_Alsup#Deferred_Action_for_Childhood_Arrivals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Haskell_Alsup#Deferred...
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gilrain 6y ago
A courtesy not afforded to the largely not-rich, not-white general prison population. I don't think Levandowski should be treated worse, just noting it would be nice if less privileged prisoners were treated as humanely.
- vondur 6y ago
  No, the state of California is letting a ton of criminals out of prison. I don’t think they have to finish serving their time either.
  - tedunangst 6y ago
    This was a federal case?
- jjeaff 6y ago
  Totally agree. I don't like it when the responses are "they should rot in prison" because so many people have done less and been in prison forever. We need to severely reduce sentencing in this country - across the board - for everyone, especially the minorities and impoverished that have borne the brunt of our ridiculous school to prison pipeline.
- wolco 6y ago
  Rich black people don't have the same privileged to buy justice as rich white people? That's not true. From basketball players to music icons like Michael Jackson the rich can buy a certain level of justice. If you think the white rich still have it easier. I think we are focusing on the wrong thing. The 1% or .1% percentages have it better than everybody else regardless of color.
  - jhardy54 6y ago
    > Rich black people don't have the same privileged to buy justice as rich white people? > > That's not true. Kinda funny how you made up a statement that they didn't say and then started arguing against it. Congratulations, you fought yourself and won.

glitchc 6y ago

Who said money can’t literally buy a get out of jail card?

credit_guy 6y ago
When you say "literally" do you mean to imply he literally paid someone? That's quite implausible.
- cowsandmilk 6y ago
  He can pay lawyers to make the arguments for delaying until after Covid. A public defender isn’t going to do that for you.
  - Thorrez 6y ago
    > Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to alleviate the outbreak by releasing as many as 8,000 inmates and further reducing the population by about 10,000 through delayed admissions.[1] I would guess some of them had public defenders. Although I guess they got it without even having to argue for it. Did Levandowski's lawyer argue for it? According to the article Levendowski's lawyer argued for home confinement (unsuccessfully, obviously). [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20200802050956/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-31/coronavirus-prisons-releases-spread-fears-communities https://web.archive.org/web/20200802050956/https://www.latim...
- 55555 6y ago
  He certainly paid his legal team.
- deleted 6y ago
  [deleted]
- BeetleB 6y ago
  > When you say "literally" do you mean to imply he literally paid someone? Sadly, "literally" can mean "figuratively": From M-W:[1] "in effect : virtually —used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible" (Yes, I know they used the word "literally" in the definition). They also made a special page to explain this.[2] [1]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally [2]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/misuse-of-literally https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/misuse-of-lite...
  - stOneskull 6y ago
    boycott merriam, webster and anybody else peddling that nonsense. literally is literally literally.
  - credit_guy 6y ago
    Yes, in this case "literaly" means "figuratively", but still, what's the mechanism? I don't think he paid a bribe, and nobody is suggesting that. One may argue that the judge was somewhat subconsciously influenced by Levandowsky's wealth; this is also quite improbable, the judge in this case [1] is a very high profile judge. In particular he rebuked Trump on DACA. In the end though, if anything, it looks to me Levandowsky's prison postponement makes his sentence harsher, not more lenient. He will still have to serve his whole sentence in an actual prison, and until he starts the prison sentence his liberty will be curtailed (for example it's very likely he will not be allowed to leave the country). A good defense team would've gotten for him house arrest during the Covid19 crisis, and his defense team argued for this. They didn't get it. So, literally or figuratively, how did money buy Levandowsky a get-out-of-jail-free card? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Haskell_Alsup#Deferred_Action_for_Childhood_Arrivals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Haskell_Alsup#Deferred...
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gilrain 6y ago

A courtesy not afforded to the largely not-rich, not-white general prison population. I don't think Levandowski should be treated worse, just noting it would be nice if less privileged prisoners were treated as humanely.

vondur 6y ago
No, the state of California is letting a ton of criminals out of prison. I don’t think they have to finish serving their time either.
- tedunangst 6y ago
  This was a federal case?
jjeaff 6y ago
Totally agree. I don't like it when the responses are "they should rot in prison" because so many people have done less and been in prison forever. We need to severely reduce sentencing in this country - across the board - for everyone, especially the minorities and impoverished that have borne the brunt of our ridiculous school to prison pipeline.
wolco 6y ago
Rich black people don't have the same privileged to buy justice as rich white people? That's not true. From basketball players to music icons like Michael Jackson the rich can buy a certain level of justice. If you think the white rich still have it easier. I think we are focusing on the wrong thing. The 1% or .1% percentages have it better than everybody else regardless of color.
- jhardy54 6y ago
  > Rich black people don't have the same privileged to buy justice as rich white people? > > That's not true. Kinda funny how you made up a statement that they didn't say and then started arguing against it. Congratulations, you fought yourself and won.