ETA: OK, I read the Forbes article first and kinda went off on it. Need to dial back a little of what I said.
The article talks about how the courts are oh so overwhelmed, and then bemoans how the white-collar criminals are getting such horrible long sentences even though they didn't actually commit violence...
No mention whatsoever of the point that those white-collar criminals have been stealing the savings of multitudes, in direct violation of the trust placed in them by their clients and the public.
More importantly, that juxtaposition lets them imply (without saying) that it's the white-collar trials that are overloading the system, while they mostly avoid mentioning the elephant in the room. That would be the So-Called War On Drugs sweeping up blacks, Hispanics, and the poor.
Those folks are *also* facing massive sentences for non-violent crimes, are far more likely to get prosecuted than any (white) white-collar criminal, and are much less likely to get a competent legal defense. But hey, Forbes Magazine isn't interested in *those* people....
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That Forbes article...
Date: 2018-08-10 11:51 pm (UTC)The article talks about how the courts are oh so overwhelmed, and then bemoans how the white-collar criminals are getting such horrible long sentences even though they didn't actually commit violence...
No mention whatsoever of the point that those white-collar criminals have been stealing the savings of multitudes, in direct violation of the trust placed in them by their clients and the public.
More importantly, that juxtaposition lets them imply (without saying) that it's the white-collar trials that are overloading the system, while they mostly avoid mentioning the elephant in the room. That would be the So-Called War On Drugs sweeping up blacks, Hispanics, and the poor.
Those folks are *also* facing massive sentences for non-violent crimes, are far more likely to get prosecuted than any (white) white-collar criminal, and are much less likely to get a competent legal defense. But hey, Forbes Magazine isn't interested in *those* people....