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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Fri Nov 28, 2014, 07:22 PM Nov 2014

We no longer have a "justice system". We have a "JUST US" system.

We have Supreme Court justices---Scalia and Thomas, at a minimum---who have blatant, in-your-face conflicts of interest which would subject any lower court or state court judge to strong disciplinary measures if they did not cost them their positions.

We have widely-acknowledged war criminals who not only remain free, they are often sought-after speakers and TV commentators when the PTB are looking for criticism of the Uppity Black Usurper.

We have people who effectively stole hundreds of millions of dollar from (mostly) the US middle class just prior to the Bush Recession who not only remain free, they have been allowed to resume their thieving ways while complaining about "takers".

We have individuals---one of them a governor---who have been proven to have stolen millions and millions of dollars from taxpayers and consumers yet---because they were incorporated---cannot be criminally charged.

And, most sadly, we have more dead children, pollution and class division than we can keep track of.

The "US" in the "JUST US" system?

As George Carlin told us: "It's a big club and you ain't in it!"

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We no longer have a "justice system". We have a "JUST US" system. (Original Post) Atticus Nov 2014 OP
It has been thus, since the inception. 2banon Nov 2014 #1
Hundreds of millions stolen? Unknown Beatle Nov 2014 #2
Probably ought to add zeroes to that. The 85 richest make $500,000 a minute, jtuck004 Nov 2014 #4
To paraphrase Carlin Kalidurga Nov 2014 #3
well put olddots Nov 2014 #5
Just Us -- WOW oldandhappy Nov 2014 #6
Infuriating, isn't it?!?! calimary Nov 2014 #7
An attorney friend told me, we don't have a justice system in the US, we have a legal system... DesertDiamond Nov 2014 #8
Now that is the best description of it I have heard. zeemike Nov 2014 #10
I've Always Said... "Just Ice!" n/t ChiciB1 Nov 2014 #9
 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
4. Probably ought to add zeroes to that. The 85 richest make $500,000 a minute,
Fri Nov 28, 2014, 08:40 PM
Nov 2014

collectively, and have more assets than the "poorest" half of people combined, here.

Think of how many minutes since the Ferguson decision - they made billions in a week. I suspect they appreciate our squabbling with each other. More opportunities for the "...time to profit is when blood is running in the streets" crowd.

DesertDiamond

(1,616 posts)
8. An attorney friend told me, we don't have a justice system in the US, we have a legal system...
Fri Nov 28, 2014, 09:52 PM
Nov 2014

In other words, it's not about justice, just about word games and who has more money to buy influence.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
10. Now that is the best description of it I have heard.
Fri Nov 28, 2014, 10:17 PM
Nov 2014

The legal system is just a game they play, and justice is not the goal of the game.

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