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1. mattma+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-01-22 15:06:28
People have gone to jail for longer for selling weed, I think the argument that finacial crimes get you longer prison sentences is absurd.
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2. insane+kt[view] [source] 2025-01-22 17:42:10
>>mattma+(OP)
I didn't say financial crimes in general, I specifically said financial crimes on a level that impact a large number of very rich people.
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3. mattma+1T[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-22 20:14:37
>>insane+kt
But even then the times aren't longer than someone who gets caught with a 100 grams of coke. Skilling got 12 years for a financial fraud so heinous the whole system was re-regulated. You get that for selling crack on the corner.
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4. insane+Mu1[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-23 00:57:14
>>mattma+1T
There’s no question that the “war on drugs” sentencing is ridiculously out of proportion with the actual harm done, especially if you’re not white or upper class. I was making a comparison between types of financial crimes.
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5. mattma+3z2[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-23 12:47:00
>>insane+Mu1
I mean if you’re saying bigger financial crimes get larger than smaller ones, ok?
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