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| Topic | Wait, Trump supporter that committed voter fraud only gets probation? |
| Pogo_Marimo 05/06/21 4:13:35 PM #16: | threetimes posted... Here's a link to the whole story comparing and contrasting the way the two were treated. What is even more offensive is that the white guy knew what he was doing - deliberately committing a crime - whereas the black woman was unaware and thought she was doing her public duty.Okay? The issue here isn't about black people versus white people. The two relevant things are: She was already on probation for another felony. Texas voter laws are shitty. The law does not find ignorance to be an excuse. As a felon on probation she has certain obligations, and she failed to meet those obligations, so she went to jail for violating parole. Never mind the two disparate sentences could simply be defined by the differences in state law. We don't just have "two sets of law" in this country, we have 50+. Simplifying these two issues into a matter of race is wholly ignorant of the Law in general and a disservice to the actual issue at hand--Undemocratic voting laws in Texas forbading criminals to vote, just like in most States. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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