Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) attributed Paul Manafort’s surprisingly light sentence to his affluence Thursday night after his court appearance.
Paul Manafort getting such little jail time for such serious crimes lays out for the world how it’s almost impossible for rich people to go to jail for the same amount of time as someone who is lower income.
In our current broken system, “justice” isn’t blind. It’s bought. https://t.co/1UgBXmR8bl
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 8, 2019
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I don’t think she understands the full weight of her comments.
Bought, as in if one has money, he’s less likely to get the book thrown at him and seems to get second chances which increase in number.
But, worse, justice, in many cases, sees color and metes out punishment accordingly.
Really? What does she not understand?
That was snark, I’m sure.
These words are very blunt.
And also very accurate.
The only reason McConnell has allowed the Dotard to remain in office this long is so that he can pack the courts with RW judges. That’s the turtles only mission.