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this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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How you conduct yourself is a reflection of you not of the people treating you poorly. Have some pride in your own conduct and let shitty people suffer consequences of their behavior.
>let shitty people suffer consequences of their behavior
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2478058/Walmart-heiress-Alice-Walton-likely-DWI-arrest-expunged-record-arresting-officer-suspension.html
Yeah, that's not how anything works here. Pretty thought though.
I feel like you think this until someone who 'knows someone' or otherwise benefits from nepotism gets to walk all over you and the facade of a system breaks down.
The fact alone that the courts in the us were packed with political interests during 45 already means the system is broken as your case could be "made an example of" at any time at any donors behest. That's the fundamental form of redress in a civilized society and we can't even guarantee that anymore.