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It’s almost as if the justice system is designed to protect the owners of capital... same reason you can go to jail for shoplifting but not wage theft.
by dls2016 5y ago
It’s almost as if the justice system is designed to protect the owners of capital... same reason you can go to jail for shoplifting but not wage theft.
- totalZero 5y agoI'm not sure what the statistics are on enforcement, but wage theft is punishable with imprisonment in several states.
- dls2016 5y agoVirtually no one goes to jail for wage theft. https://www.gq.com/story/wage-theft https://www.gq.com/story/wage-theft
- totalZero 5y agoThat wasn't your original claim. > can
- throwaway2048 5y agoand how many states is theft from a store punishable by imprisonment?
- dls2016 5y agoA lot, and increasing. https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/923844907/when-shoplifting-is-a-felony-retailers-back-harsher-penalties-for-store-theft https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/923844907/when-shoplifting-is...
- sthnblllII 5y agoTheft of any kind generally requires intent to convict. The way laws are written is generally pretty fair because anyone can go review the laws (except secret law). So that's not how the oligarchs protect themselves for the most part. They use selective enforcement instead, à la Jeffery Epstein/Les Wexner.