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'Justice failed us': Legal experts thrash Trump's no-punishment sentence

www.rawstory.com 'Justice failed us': Legal experts thrash Trump's no-punishment sentence

President-elect Donald Trump was handed an unconditional discharge sentence after he was convicted of falsifying business records to coverup a past affair with an adult film star, and many critics are crying foul.The sentence handed down by Judge Juan Merchan to Trump means that he will not face jai...

President-elect Donald Trump was handed an unconditional discharge sentence after he was convicted of falsifying business records to coverup a past affair with an adult film star, and many critics are crying foul.

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I already thrashed this like, months ago, amd I'm not even an expert, but 👍
The drug war has been going on for half a century. Better ultra giga late then never I guess.
There's two justice systems - one for the rich, and one for the poor!
- There's no justice system, only a legal system.
  
  The police believe that they have become a vigilante group.
- There's no justice system. There is a legal system...
- There's a great part in Clavell's Nobel House, set in 1960s Hong Kong, where a Chinese man is raging against the British system of justice.
  
  "Why should the rich and poor be treated the same?! Why else would I strive to be rich?!"
  
  Something to think on.
  
  That's a really good book.
- Turns out there’s just one for the poor!
The US is a joke
- And not even a funny one.
Justice? I'm sorry, you misheard it's "Just us."
- /snorts three foot rail of cocaine
Let this be a LESSON to all you AMERICANS! If you want to get away with ANY crime Scot Free ALL you have to do is Threaten the Life of the Judge's Family!
The judge didn't want to get drone stiked, I don't blame him. Still might though
- I do. If you can't do your job, recuse yourself.
- Wtf, don't make excuses for the fucker. This isn't North Korea, he wasn't afraid he's just a shill.
- Lol more like "heart attack" (aka: poisoning)
  
  Or maybe out of a window, depending how "putin-style" they want to make it.
  
  You mean accidentally shot himself in the back of the head and 2 in the chest whilst throwing himself out a window
  
  Are there any cases of the US poisoning people in assassinations? Im actually curious about that. Nothing comes to mind. Missiles are more thier style.
With blatant open corruption on the Supreme Court, the lack of justice in this country became apparent. Hell, they sanctioned a Federal Judge who had the balls to complain. I expected a wrist slap. Trump didn't even get that.
☝️ they treated me so unfairly 👐
At least I can rest easy knowing that legal experts THRASHED it.
- i don’t know about you but i would rest easier if i knew they also slammed it
  
  Somebody ought to write a strongly worded thought or prayer.
They don’t want to set a precedent of holding Presidents (or any politician) accountable for crimes. They’re sanctioning the ICC for that as we speak.
It's over.

They've done it. They have carte blanche to commit crimes, not only without consequence, but with reward. When the legal system fails, the extralegal system is the only alternative.

!Resist@fedia.io
The purpose of a system is what it does
This would never happen in a real country like America. Fucking banana republics
Meanwhile, working poor and marginalized peoples:

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