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moniss

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 03:33 PM Jan 2025

So Merchan does the equivalent of [View all]

falling to his knees and begging forgiveness. Yellow down the entire width of his back. Maybe he'll go into a law firm for white collar criminal defense with I-Lean Cannon. So 34 felonies gets nothing while a minor traffic ticket at least gets a fine. I've seen men sentenced to 6 months in jail for contempt of court when they got laid off from their job and couldn't pay their full child support. I've seen fines for guys who just had rolling papers. Not having you car insurance info with you gets a fine.

Wealthy, white male privilege on full display. We deserve the ridicule of the world. We are an example for nobody to want to follow. Martha Stewart got jail time for lying to the Feds about receiving a stock tip and dumping some shares that saved her less than $50,000 in losses. She got 5 months. She also had to pay big money to the SEC. They also screwed with her about where she had to serve the 5 months. White and wealth didn't save her because for a woman the powers that be will still rake you over and if you are a powerful woman and growing more powerful in your business then your destruction becomes even more imperative to them.

Could you imagine no penalty of any kind if Barack Obama had been found guilty of these same 34 felonies?

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No................. Lovie777 Jan 2025 #1
Bullshit. Ocelot II Jan 2025 #2
You completely missed moniss Jan 2025 #7
Cheer up! Narcissists always escape consequences, and the biggest Con is about to begin! bucolic_frolic Jan 2025 #3
Clueless you are NoRethugFriends Jan 2025 #4
No, he did not. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2025 #5
What's going on? MorbidButterflyTat Jan 2025 #6
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