Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 13 days agoIf I threaten a politician to kill them like Trump did to Liz Cheney could I be arrested? If so how come Trump hasn't been arrested for it?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1322arrow-down113
arrow-up1309arrow-down1message-squareIf I threaten a politician to kill them like Trump did to Liz Cheney could I be arrested? If so how come Trump hasn't been arrested for it?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up43arrow-down7·13 days agoBecause you’re not rich. The repressive part of the US “justice” system is only for poor people.
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down6·13 days agoAnd they don’t want to start a precedent of prosecuting politicians for threatening to or actually killing people. That would be bad for defense contractors.
Because you’re not rich. The repressive part of the US “justice” system is only for poor people.
And they don’t want to start a precedent of prosecuting politicians for threatening to or actually killing people. That would be bad for defense contractors.