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I keep seeing references to RICO in the Trump Georgia stuff. What is it and how is it relevant to that case?

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[–] Candelestine 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know how when you let your dog off his leash, and he bites someone, you get in trouble for it? That's RICO, basically.

[–] Whitebrow 21 points 1 year ago

You tell it to bite somebody and it does*

Otherwise it’s just negligence, but yeah, otherwise it’s accurate enough