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BREAKING: McDonnells Indicted on 14 Counts; Potential for Decades in Jail, $1 Million in Fines (Original Post) lowkell Jan 2014 OP
Excellent nail those fucking assholes! gopiscrap Jan 2014 #1
"two decades in prison"? Oh, be still my beating heart! CTyankee Jan 2014 #2
he'll get a slap on the wrist and a token fine and be told to behave himself. ellenfl Jan 2014 #3
If he gets convicted. Not going to be easy, imo. yellowcanine Jan 2014 #4
jury tampering. A good business to be in for rethug baggers Whisp Jan 2014 #6
dang good news. Whisp Jan 2014 #5

ellenfl

(8,660 posts)
3. he'll get a slap on the wrist and a token fine and be told to behave himself.
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 05:24 PM
Jan 2014

he's white and privileged.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
4. If he gets convicted. Not going to be easy, imo.
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 06:07 PM
Jan 2014

The track record for these kinds of cases is not that great - juries tend to get confused by all of the detail and all it takes is one juror who decides he/she is not going to convict no matter what the evidence.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
6. jury tampering. A good business to be in for rethug baggers
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 12:24 AM
Jan 2014

JT Inc.

All the CEO has to do is make a real expensive speech somewhere to get paid.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
5. dang good news.
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 12:23 AM
Jan 2014

maybe now the rest of the litter will wise up and realize the world isn't their own fucking candy store.

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