'judge refuses to delay slap on wrist'
fucking waste of everyones time. too rich to punish... its the american way
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If he pronounces no sentence except for sticking the felon branding, then it isn't even a slap on the wrist. It doesn't affect him in any way whatsoever, even after his term is over.
Well, he can't legally vote in many states ... so there's that at least.
Seems like McDonald's has tougher job requirements than our highest position.
Tougher job requirements and easier to punish you when you fuck up. Hell, you don’t even have to fuck up that bad and this idiot’s about to tank the entire country even worse and lose nothing.
Hey, you dropped this:
,again
Except he can in Florida where he lives and where voting rights are restored upon fulfilling all terms of your sentence... so nothing.
It's not even a slap on the wrist, they're just closing out the trial and letting him walk.
“Yeah they found you guilty, but don’t worry, we’re not gonna do anything”
Yeah, the moment he postponed July sentencing it was clear that the whole thing was a mockery of our judicial system.
I wish I could commit felonies with impunity too.
Although, come to think of it, I don't really want to commit felonies, because I'm not a criminal.
I admit I do get away with committing a lot of felonies.
Well, one specific felony a lot of times.
Glad I was able to go to a state where that felony is legal to purchase before the big snowstorm hit.
How big was that dildo?
yuuuggge
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I wouldn't mind robbing a bank., I'll just keep a 10% finders fee and return the rest to the people it was stolen from.
(Okay, it really depends on the bank you rob and how you rob it. looting nazis acounts from UBS? Oh yeah, there's oodles there.)
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You'll never be president with that attitude.
I'm not trying to. I respect myself and my country too much.
Reluctant leaders are often better anyway....
I was about to say "ExtremeDullard for president!" But realized people might think I'm a Trump supporter.
Dude, so much awesome shit is illegal. How can you NOT want to commit a felony?
I'd do financial crimes targeting the ultrawealthy and redistribute the wealth. I'd hack banks and clear everyone's medical debt. Hell, I'd cook a huge vat of LSD.
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Have you tried? Maybe you're immune to and you just don't know.
Guess which of these sentences aren't in the article.
"The current schedule is entirely a function of defendant’s repeated requests to adjourn"
"Merchan said in his ruling Friday that he did not plan to jail Trump and that he was likely to sentence him to an unconditional discharge, meaning he would remain a convicted felon but would have no other punishment"
"We are not to blame for flushing democracy down a shit riddled toilet"
How the fuck can we ever take our courts seriously again?
There is some twisted logic to this. Your'e right, the system is broken, but this decision potentially avoids the constitutional crisis of whether a president can pardon themself. It may also make an appeal less likely. In short, it may be the best way to make the conviction stick. Now, what good is a conviction if there's no punishment? The only thing I can think of that would have any impact on Trump is civil liability stemming from a criminal conviction.
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Itd be nice if he got to sentencing, said "PSYCHE! JAIL FOR YOU! FOUR YEARS! NO PAROLE!" and then had some cuffs slapped on him and dragged him directly to prison. It's not going to happen, but it'd be nice.
Rikers Island becoming the new seat of the American government wasn't something I had on my bingo card
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“Sentencing”
Right.
They’ve already said there will be no punishment, so why does this even matte? It’s almost like the news wants us to be angry.
I wonder why that is….
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Lock him up before he takes office
lol, good one
Why does Trump even give a shit at this point?
He always wants to come out on top even if it doesn't matter. He can't help it: It's pathological in people who seek power.
In other words, you don’t have to be an ax-wielding murderer to possess some of the classic psychopathic traits: lack of remorse and empathy, a sense of grandiosity, superficial charm, conning and manipulative behavior and refusal to take responsibility for one’s actions.
Trump fits the description of a psychopath pretty well.
Agreed. Also, He knows there aren’t any consequences so it reinforces his belief that this is a sham. This action also shows consistency on his defense's part.
Doesn't a felony conviction make related civil suits against you much easier? I can think of a lot of people who would love to take a chunk out of his fortune.
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Clown country
Why bother? The sentence is going to be "Now, now, you shouldn't have done that!"
The judge plans to sentence Trump to an unconditional discharge, leaving him a convicted felon without further punishment.
Justice is dead.
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