• Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 months ago

      Fact is the rules of the criminal courts process didn’t change, nor the application of those rules.

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            6 months ago

            He received a warning after ten violations, which would land a normal schmuck like you or me in jail several times over.

            Never mind that a fine for a wealthy person is not justice.

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            6 months ago

            One of the purposes of being thrown in jail for contempt is so there is a method to punish the wealthy when monetary fines aren’t a deterrent. Fining Trump $10k for ten different violations is a prime example of this – Fining him $10k is like fining you and me a nickel. It’s not a deterrent in any form. Especially in a case like this where any one of those violations could have cost someone their lives, he should have been thrown in jail.

            And there’s not a chance in hell that anyone else would still be walking free after violating a court order ten fucking times.