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thesquanderer

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4. Even selective prosecution can only succeed if the person is actually guilty.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 05:30 PM

Sep 2022

That defense seems about as plausible as telling the cop who pulls you over, "hey, what about that other car, he was going even faster than I was." Why it was you and not the other guy is not relevant to whether or not you are guilty.

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N.Y. judge says he'll bar Trump Org.'s selective prosecution claim [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 OP

Not everyone is as delusional as The Donald. :) ificandream Sep 2022 #1

It truly is selective prosecution. There is so much crime from which prosecutors can pick and choose Marcuse Sep 2022 #2

+1 Jarqui Sep 2022 #3

Even selective prosecution can only succeed if the person is actually guilty. thesquanderer Sep 2022 #4

The Kraken level attorneys present Kraken level arguments, aimed to please tRump, not the law. Alexander Of Assyria Sep 2022 #6

that is true dsc Sep 2022 #9

The answer to letting some people get away with something... thesquanderer Sep 2022 #11

Right on! STFU with all the stupid ass shit! GreenWave Sep 2022 #5

It's really not a hard call. TomSlick Sep 2022 #7

He is such a tool TexasBushwhacker Sep 2022 #8

Great news! Set the expectations right up front. n/t iluvtennis Sep 2022 #10