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[–] Ensign_Crab 108 points 10 months ago (7 children)

There is nothing he could have done, no crime heinous enough, no evidence damning enough, that will cause our country's legal system to put him in a cell.

He's white. He's rich. He's connected. He's as corrupt as a CVS receipt is long. He's above the law because the law exists to punish minorities for existing and no other reason.

[–] Jimmyeatsausage 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, I'm not holding my breath on Trump being held to account for anything ever, but the whole reason we're talking about this is because a rich, connected, corrupt white man went to jail and died there.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Right, but he was (allegedly) killed by another rich, connected, corrupt person to stop him from taking anyone else down with him. Which adds another wrinkle to the whole thing. When you try to hold someone like that accountable, they kill you and get away with it.

[–] cultsuperstar 16 points 10 months ago

And his followers will continue to follow him and say it's all made up by the Dems.

[–] ghewl 3 points 10 months ago

Stop making sense on the internet.

[–] Son_of_dad 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

A white, rich president of the u.s will never set foot in jail, people need to accept that. The best we can do is keep him away from politics, bog him in legal issues and wait for a big Mac to kill him

[–] Ensign_Crab 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A white, rich president of the u.s will never set foot in jail, people need to accept that.

No. Accepting that is resigning ourselves to this current state being permanent.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 3 points 10 months ago

I'm pretty sure that's a lot of these posters' (and their upvoters') goal.

[–] ghostdoggtv 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No we fucking do not need to accept that, unless you're volunteering to deal with him for us.

[–] Son_of_dad 0 points 10 months ago

Don't accept it then, keep being pissed and demanding something that would never happen

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I tried teaching a Big Mac to fire a rifle but the lack of thumbs was an issue.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Just send the Hamburglar on a hit with a reward of a bunch of hamburgers. He's already been to prison, and he's not afraid to go back.

[–] Son_of_dad 2 points 10 months ago

Grimace is an old school, west coast thug. He would Suge Knight the fuck out of Trump

[–] WaxedWookie 0 points 10 months ago

There's also the problems of supreme court bias and that the Dems would see locking him up as the greatest sin of all - being uncivil and disturbing the status quo.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

and no other reason.

I think you're summarizing a bit here. I'm gonna need to see something other than anecdotes.