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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Makes our discussion pretty academic... I can say this: As much as I stand by my position in a detached, logical sense, I can't say I feel bad about this development. It may not be legally "just," but generally, "cosmically" so to say, sending her back feels really right.
I think it was the photo in the police car that did it for me. The lack of dignity perhaps.
Or maybe the vodka...
It is Friday.
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Here's the thing. I don't think we're really disagreeing that much. People always talk about special treatment for celebrities, whether it's in one direction (cops let you go because they are star struck) or the other (you take a hit because you are rich and famous and the cops hate you for it or want to make a name for themselves). I think both of those things are complete bullshit and should never occur. Hell, Michael Jordan sped through Illinois every day in his Ferrari and kept autographed hats and sneakers and shit in the back to get out of tickets. That's bullshit.
I also think that it's bullshit that if you kill a cop, it's more serious than if you kill a homeless person. I don't think rich people should be able to negotiate their surrender. I don't think darker skinned people should get heavier sentences. I don't think anyone should be segregated for their safety because of who they are when others are being raped daily. I think everyone should be treated the same under the law.
If you really believe that if we treated a hearing, the court and the judge, like they were a joke, that we wouldn't have been given a jail sentence, then I guess we disagree on that. But if you think that any normal schmoe would get one for that kind of disrespect, then she should too.
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