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[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Widening the gag order sounds much more appropriate.

Although if idiots were to show up at the home of AG James you might reconsider charging Trump with whatever crime seemed appropriate.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Widening the gag order sounds much more appropriate.

It really doesn't, though, because the end result is that Donald Trump, 45th fucking President of the United States, gets away with creating a substantial threat to the safety of a government employee involved in litigating against him in one of many court cases. Again.

But they'll say "Oh, everybody knew that already, see it was someone else's article!" and "AG James is not court staff!" and "First Amendment!" and "Get some flypaper!" And he will get away with it, again. He'll get away with it next time, too.

The only way to keep him from stochastic terrorism is for one of the criminal courts to revoke his bond and put him in detention pending trial.

[–] DrPop@lemmy.one 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Someone is going to have to die before they are willing to crack down. I am hopeful that our justice system won't let him slide. I imagine the long term damage would be devastating otherwise.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 9 points 2 years ago

I'm paraphrasing here but
"I could shoot a man in the middle of the street and nothing would come of it"

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago

I mean your right. I'd love to see him in jail.

It's just that people with far more political and legal credibility than me are going to extraordinary lengths to ensure that the opportunities to cry foul as are minimal as possible.

You're absolutely correct that this behavior reprehensible and all the rest but that specifically isn't a crime.

[–] Overzeetop@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The n the contrary, if doxxing is a crime and he meets the letter of the law he should be charged with that instead. And held without bond. Let him sit in jail without a phone until his lawyers successfully appeal the bond ruling.

this is not the experience of rich people in our court system. they do not sit in cells while their many lawyers do their thing.

if any regular people had done half of the felonious things that turd has, we'd be sitting in a cell.