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A comment on U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes, Ramesh Balwani. Parent comment

Re:U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos’s Elizabeth ... by jonnycomputer on Friday June 15, 2018 @05:44PM (#17323864)
it is also what makes this country great. not that someone like Trump understand that. For a society to function harmoniously, it must believe that their society is just, and that those who commit crimes will face justice, whether its pusher on the street, or the President of the United States, and that, not only will justice be served, but clemency granted in equitable fashion when so deserved.

For those interested, here is an interesting essay that touches on some of those issues https://www.lawfareblog.com/donald-trumps-pardon-power-and-s...

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Re:U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos’s Elizabeth ... by jonnycomputer on Saturday June 16, 2018 @10:05AM (#17327449)
The moderation on HN is so capricious that I think I'll no longer participate. My stupidest and even insulting comments get upvoted and my thoughtful ones downvoted. Whatever. Good bye.
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Re:U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos’s Elizabeth ... by vkou on Friday June 15, 2018 @07:43PM (#17324726)
> that those who commit crimes will face justice, whether its pusher on the street, or the President of the United States

You mean, the kind of justice that Richard Nixon faced?

I feel that any criminal president that falls short of being a baby-eating monster will get a pardon, instead of a jumpsuit.

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