They've been floating this idea for at least a couple years. This was absolutely one of their hail mary plays.
lingh0e
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I feel like this probably hits him harder than the prospect of jail.
Oh no. Some myopic hexbear reject goons want to call me a lib. How ever will I go on living.
Yea I too like to infantilize people I dislike, this makes me feel super smug and superior.
They ARE wrong though. They're acting like we're only getting mad about one thing at a time. What kind of smug asshole goes on the internet to peddle moral superiority over strawmen?
Scene is (was) a relatively decent periodical in the Cleveland area. It's mostly an ad mill, with ~50% of their page space going to advertising, but they've also done a decent job of covering local news. And don't talk shit about Discount Drug Mart. They save you the runaround.
NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected
We're reaching a French revolution type point in American history. There are people who are the product of absurd privilege, and there is everyone else.
This is tipping the scales a little bit back out of the favor of privilege. In the grand scheme, it's effectively misguided and miniscule. But it's a sign of progress nonetheless.
Our legal system sucks ass. There's no reason why so much of our population should be imprisoned for relatively minor reason... but we're also used to money being more important than culpability. Affluenza, rapists getting off because it would be detrimental to their future to be held accountable, or generally rich people being able to pay for their crimes financially instead of punitively.
So when someone from a perceived place of privilege is actually held to the same standards as one of us serfs, it's usually celebrated. It sucks, but it's true.
This thread more of an indictment of our shitty legal system than of the defendant.
Plan. Plan? Plan. Plan.
He's the crouton that they serve on a wedding reception salad, which are somehow soaked in offensively vinegar heavy dressing, yet are still too dry.
That last paragraph is chef's kiss.