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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by Aeolun on Saturday November 19, 2022 @01:45AM (#33667674)
Isn’t it always brought up a rich white criminal is sentenced?

Actually I guess they don’t even have to be white, just rich is probably enough.

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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by pclmulqdq on Saturday November 19, 2022 @08:19AM (#33669785)
As far as I know, it's rich women of all colors. Rich white guys don't get the "trauma" defense (although they get extra "good character" points).
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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by anonymouskimmer on Saturday November 19, 2022 @01:01PM (#33672736)
Rich white guys get the "affluenza" defense.
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