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[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 226 points 7 months ago (3 children)

There's a zero percent chance either one of them sees the inside of a jail cell.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 126 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Believing billionaires will face consequences is practically a mental illness these days.

Delusional disorder ☑️

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Mueller Time, baby! This time someone in authority is going to actually arrest and imprison some rich asshole, for real! We promise! Look at these memes!!!

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Look we can blame that fact that he appointed zealots like Barr with a fuck ton of corrupt powers to protect him.

If he didn't have any shield he would have been fucked

Fucking hell just thinking about Mooch, Barr and Sessions again is giving me fucking anxiety

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[–] TacticsConsort@yiffit.net 106 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ok, so this IS the Daily Mail, they're notoriously shit reporters. That said:

Please please please please please please please

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago

I don't think there is anything false with what they said, it's just stating the punishment for the crime. Now, whether those punishments actually happen is the question.

[+] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 80 points 7 months ago (4 children)

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[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

Credit: Sidney Harris

[–] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The French did something about it, a few hundred years ago. Just saying.

[–] underscore_@sopuli.xyz 12 points 7 months ago

We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.

Ursula K. Le Guin

[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 10 points 7 months ago

Yeah, people are acting like this is up to chance - rich people throw money at their problems, and so long as someone is willing to spend their time catching it instead of doing their job, it works. It's going to work. The 5 year sentence is for poor people they want to get rid of, not for rich people they want to profit from.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

But let’s enjoy the fantasy, for a few minutes

I'm so tired of living in a fantasy world.

[–] exanime@lemmy.world 64 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Jail time... no fines. Fines mean nothing to these people... jail time!

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure, I don't care about fines, but I think Imane Khelif would deserve some compensation for what they put her through.

So, a jail sentence and generous damages payed to the victim would be an ideal outcome from my point of view.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

That would be a civil suit that would need to be brought separately.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Agree, but you know that's about as likely to happen as Trump serving time. The legal system likes money as much as everyone else.

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[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 40 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wish Joanne had gone the Enya route and finished Harry Potter and the Writing Quality of Diminishing Returns, disappeared with her wealth into the highlands, did some occasional projects, and just never spoke again. Maybe some occasional rumors would pop up about her having a panda ranch that she kept for demolition derbys or something weird. She can go suck a railroad spike.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Seriously. She has been such a massive disappointment. The fact that she feels like she has to be actively hateful, makes it all the worse. Just shut the help up and enjoy your gobs and gobs of money.

[–] allywilson@lemmy.ml 9 points 7 months ago (6 children)

I'm sure I'll regret asking this, but what is it she has actually done? Every time I've asked people seem to spout off how she's pure evil, said evil things, and then backed it up with nothing. The only thing I think I've ever seen from her is that she wants to protect woman.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, that’s a totally fair question!

This article summarizes some of the transphobic shit she has said. Here’s another one. She likes to say that her beliefs are feminist and meant to protect women, but really what she does is denigrate trans women and meanly argues that they can never be “real” women. It’s bigoted, hateful, and not what most people would expect from a “lefty” author.

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 34 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I'm not sure how I feel about cyberbullying being punishable with jail time

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 41 points 7 months ago

Harrassment and defamation are real charges regardless of whether they happen online or not

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 37 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

I am sure. It's caused suicides.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

Same with “SWATing”, giving every asshole access to the internet has caused real physical harm to many people and should be punished severely.

[–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Be careful. Suddenly JD Vance couch memes are illegal, cause it’s making fun of someone for something with no basis in reality.

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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Nobody does till it happens to their kids or a family member and you see what it does to someone, especially children and young people

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[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I would love that as much as anyone, but does anyone here seriously believe this will happen?

[–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 25 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Five years is the maximum sentence, which a person with no prior convictions should easily be able to avoid. Even if the case was brought against a regular person, I doubt there would be jail time. Musk and Rowling can naturally afford the best lawyers, and Rowling has gone radio silent from what I heard. So, fine is easily possible, but jail time is highly unlikely.

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[–] Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 7 months ago

Musk? no way.

Jk mold? Maybe but unlucky

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[–] a_good_hunter@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And nothing of value will be lost.

[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

Literally, they don't produce anything. They would probably accumulate more wealth while in prison. In my ideal society the judge would hit them for a percentage of their net worth.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago

Fines should be based on net worth. That fine is a joke for them.

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[–] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

Nobody is going to jail. Sorry to burst your bubble. Just find comfort in knowing they will likely cost themselves millions, needlessly.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

Our courts are ran by money, seriously doubt they'll even get probation

[–] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Whoa, hold on there!

Don't trust the Daily Mail!

Don't! Trust! The! Daily! Mail!

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 9 points 7 months ago

There was a very nice bit in the TV show Emma:

"She should be able to come and go as she pleases, not as the fucking Daily Mail pleases! Pardon my language."

"It's alright. I've heard the words 'daily mail' before."

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

This is a fine line, be careful! But that old hag is hateful.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Lock them up!

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

We all know this will never happen, but a guy can dream...

[–] pingveno@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How does the jurisdiction even work there? A UK citizen and a SA/Canada/US citizen get prosecuted for cyberbullying of an Algerian citizen? Don't get me wrong, they deserve it, but this feels like a "careful what you wish for" type of thing.

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (14 children)

It's almost like these borders we have are stupid and arbitrary and instead we should have a global system of justice to handle these cross border crimes.

But hey. Nationalism.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You're advocating people be tried for speech crimes by an international body that they didn't vote for and can't fire through an electoral process. Seems like a great idea that totally won't backfire.

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[–] feddylemmy@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (3 children)

All around the world, crime is defined very differently. What would a global system of justice look like?

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[–] lugal@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

If only the law would apply to the rich and powerful... if only, if only...

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