Incompetent Russian Spies Get Speedy Justice, While Wall St. Criminals Face No Consequences

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Incompetent Russian Spies Get Speedy Justice, While Wall St. Criminals Face No Consequences
AlterNet / By Danny Schechter

July 12, 2010 | We just witnessed justice on steroids. Ten Russian "spies" -- even if we still don’t know what they were spying on or why — were brought to court, copped a plea, and were on their way out of the country by midnight.

The wheels of justice move quickly when governments want them to. Wam, bam, thank you ma’am.

When a crisis is looming -- in foreign affairs or even potential embarrassment for a country in the spotlight, Courts jump to; cases are rapidly disposed of; and the wrath of the law is felt with dispatch.

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Despite the loss of trillions and the destruction of our economy, its business as usual in the halls of justice where, as Lenny Bruce once quipped, “the only justice is in the halls.”

The government is not pushing prosecutions and there are no special courts despite all the anger in the public at the crimes of Wall Street. According to a recent report in Forbes, the Business magazine, financial crime is growing.