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Whatever else does or doesn't amount to justice in this world, it's simply untenable to have a system of 'laws' which are so complex that highly educated and sp
by jMyles 4y ago
Whatever else does or doesn't amount to justice in this world, it's simply untenable to have a system of 'laws' which are so complex that highly educated and specialized attorneys require five years of research and deliberation to determine if they've been broken.
- ceejayoz 4y agoThat's not what takes five years. The laws aren't that complex here; gathering the evidence is. Prosecutors want enough evidence in hand to guarantee a conviction, because they only get one go under double jeopardy... and Binance is overseas. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2020/05/08/binance-doesnt-have-a-headquarters-because-bitcoin-doesnt-says-ceo/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2020/05/08/binance-doesnt-h... > This seemingly simple question is actually more complex. Until February, Binance was considered to be based in Malta. That changed when the island European nation announced that, no, Binance is not under its jurisdiction. Since then Binance has not said just where, exactly, it is now headquartered.
- rtkwe 4y agoThe complex part of the law is the intent requirement that's pretty endemic to most "white collar" crimes. That feature in the law makes gathering evidence long and arduous because it requires establishing what's happening inside the minds of executives who know that writing down and emailing certain things is very bad and proves intent, so they have to nibble around the edges of the case picking off people and turning them to share private conversations or out of band communications that go towards showing intent.