Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f...
by snickerbockers on Saturday November 19, 2022 @12:58AM
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As long as we're locking up druggies who never hurt anybody but themselves for that long, we should be doing the same thing to frauds like her.
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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f...
by pksebben on Saturday November 19, 2022 @01:16AM
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my concern is that things like this only get prosecuted hard when the victims are themselves filthy rich. I suppose we'll see what happens with sbf...
Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f...
by rayiner on Saturday November 19, 2022 @08:42AM
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We’re not: https://www.city-journal.org/myth-of-the-nonviolent-drug-off...
> After President Biden pardoned Americans convicted of federal marijuana possession last week, reform advocates praised his action as a “historic” step away from mass incarceration, while critics lamented it as another blow to public safety. The truth is somewhat less momentous: the pardons affect only about 6,500 people, none of whom is currently in prison
Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f...
by bennysonething on Saturday November 19, 2022 @09:27AM
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Why do two wrongs make a right here?
Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f...
by snickerbockers on Monday November 21, 2022 @10:18AM
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Because if you don't hold rich people accountable to the same laws as poor people then nothing will ever change.
Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f...
by bennysonething on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @12:30PM
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So if she was poor you'd prefer she got a more lenient sentence?
Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f...
by snickerbockers on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @04:05AM
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Yes