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In reply to the discussion: Sick to my stomach. [View all]CaptainTruth
(6,594 posts)Money talks. Money buys influence. It's been that way since the beginning of our country & for centuries before.
Hate me for saying it if you want, but if this truly was "a country for the crooked rich," which I take to mean a country that works only for the crooked rich, then every charge against Trump & every other crooked rich person in America would be dismissed. That has not happened, & it won't.
Also, based on my understanding, bond amounts in cases like this are routinely reduced 40%-60% when appealed, so this is not unexpected. That's the way our justice system works. (Key concept there.) That applies to the crooked rich like Trump & it apples to all of us. If we don't like how our system of justice works, WE need to do something about it.
In that context I must ask, what have we been doing about it? If judges having the ability to reduce bond amounts that much is "outrageous," if we are truly sick to our stomach & livid about it, if it's THAT important to us, then surely we've been working to change it for years, for all the years it's been possible, right? Right??? All of us angry folks have contacted our representatives multiple (dozens of?) times to express our displeasure at the fact that judges are given this kind of leeway? Right???
Obama said "Don't boo, vote." I say "Don't complain, work." I get so tired of complaining without action... if it's worth complaining about it's worth lifting a finger (or two or ten) to change!
Sorry if I've offended any of my DU friends. I've just reached the end of my rope with social media complaining with (apparent) lack of any effort to make change. Talk me off this ledge if you can. We need to work to make change, not just complain.
Thanks.