• Telorand@reddthat.com
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    10 months ago

    I agree that they’re doing it to themselves, but it’s not that it’s inadequate. It’s that they aren’t treating him like a mob boss. They are presuming he has a shred of human decency and isn’t a psychopathic narcissist ready to burn it all down out of pettiness and spite.

    They’ve prosecuted mob bosses before, so they simply need to change their paradigm.

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      10 months ago

      No, they’re treating him like the mob boss of a mob of millions of armed people ready to kill for him because that’s what he is.

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        So the threat of political violence has tangible results on the rules of justice? You know that only encourages more political violence right? It’s “Might makes right” with like one extra step. No one willing to die for Trump is going to care if he goes to jail now or next year they will do what they will do. But changing procedure because of them means their threats are working, which means the US Justice System, is not.

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          10 months ago

          And you think there’s ever been a time where it wasn’t the case?

          Threaten the judge presiding a case and their family and you’ll never get an impartial ruling.

          Bring someone like Trump to court and you better make sure you take everything slow and make sure no one can question any of your decisions, not even his supporters.

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        Let it happen. If they couldn’t do it on Jan. 6th, they’re not going to be able to do shit now. They’re all goddamn cowards and anybody that commits violence in his name can get locked up right alongside him.

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          10 months ago

          Better squash it now than let them know threats of violence get the intended result I say. Their response isn’t gonna change because the case is more bulletproof, they don’t believe in truth anyway.

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        10 months ago

        That’s a very good point I’ve only just really let sink in. Trump not passing go and going directly to jail will mean chaos and collateral damage, perhaps globally. Things have to be done delicately for all our sakes unfortunately.

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          10 months ago

          You don’t think that the current approach isn’t causing chaos? He literally forged documents to send imposters into the electoral college vote. His supporters stormed the capitol - beating and killing security personnel and in one case being shot dead by special services. I don’t think that jailing Trump will make these issues go away as they’re too ingrained already, but I do think a harder stance needs to be taken before there’s no more ground to stand on.