"What I have seen is a demand that we get ourselves arrested intentionally or allow ourselves to be victims of violence, and ... a lot of times that's coming from economically very secure white people," said an eighth House Democrat.
"Not only would that be a gift to Donald Trump, not only would it make the job of Republicans in Congress easier if we were all mired in legal troubles ... [we are] a group that is disproportionately people of color, women, LGBTQ people — people who do not fare very well in prison."

ALL THE PEOPLE CURRENTLY GETTING ARRESTED TRYING TO DO YOUR JOB FOR YOU COULD TELL YOU AS MUCH, DIPSHIT

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, Senators famously face more injustice than everyone else. They can't afford legal defense, and the media doesn't care when they're arrested.

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Nobody told us that this great power that we voluntarily obtained came with responsibilities!" angery

[–] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mr Fetterman is that you?

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

I just want to be on the beach why do they need me to press a stupid button on the stupid little desk shrek-pixel-despair

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 31 points 3 months ago

Also most of them are rich and politically connected, which matters more than literally anything else for how you fare in prison.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lmao the fucking endgame boss of liberal idpol is a black senator implying there's a racism ick factor when rich white people complain about them

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago

You can only demand that your elected representatives take a stand for something when you're poor enough to be ignored.

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 24 points 3 months ago

anakin-padme-2 So you've spent your political career trying to fix the known problems in American prisons, right?

[–] OldSoulHippie@hexbear.net 23 points 3 months ago

Interesting how doing anything is a "gift to Donald Trump" but not stopping him isn't?