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[–] [email protected] 54 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

My mom said “theyre trying to set a precedent to do this to us!” Idk what new enforcement of laws that will emerge from this that will effect/target broke white trash idiots in east tx like my family and everyone they know but I’m assured it’s very serious

[–] [email protected] 44 points 6 months ago

From this moment onward it's no longer legal to commit low level white collar crime in the state of New York by falsifying documents about how $30,000 was spent. This is a deeply grave matter that will result in outlawing white christianity

[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"I'm gonna give you $100 to fuck off"

"PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK!"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

More like

"I'm going to give you $100 dollars to fuck off"

"OK that's fine"

"And I'm going to have my lawyer pay you so there's no direct line to me"

"Yea makes sense"

"Then I'll pay him back later"

"OK yea sounds good"

"And I'm going to do it with money I collected as explicit political donations for campaign expenses"

"Believe it or not there's actually nothing wrong with that"

"But I'm going to lie what those campaigns funds were actually used for"

"OK that actually is technically illegal now"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I ask as someone who has spared themselves any coverage besides brief mentions on tiktok: he has 34 felony convictions now, right? It sounded like much more than being mistaken about campaign funds.

Deeply unserious country

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

IIRC it's 34 times he did the same thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

second-plane "Sir, a 34th woman has come out with a credible claim of sexual harassment"

It's funny, but not funny haha

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago

There are few things that reveal your privellage more than saying "this might set the precedent of people getting charged with crimes even if they're innocent"

Setting aside the fact that he could not possibly be more very obviously guilty.

His entire business strategy has been "fuck people over and take advantage of the fact rich white people don't get charged with crimes" for 40 years, he's gonna end up getting "house arrest" that extends to any of hit properties or rallies or campaign events and these dumb shits still complain about not being treated well enough.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Isn't 0.5 % (1 in 200) of america in prison already?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Pre-COVID it was about 1%, now it's about .6%. Good improvement, but still one of the world's highest, and notably 4-5 times more than China.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Pre-COVID it was about 1%, now it's about .6%.

desolate

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

theyre in a better prison now in upstate new york playing with all the other inmates

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago