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GoLeft TV

(3,910 posts)
Wed Sep 16, 2015, 04:11 PM Sep 2015

Department Of Justice Finally Unveils Plan To Put Bankers In Prison

Has the Department of Justice finally figured out how to prosecute Wall Street bankers? They think they may have.

The Justice Department admitted late last week that they’ve been approaching Wall Street crime the wrong way. That comes as a shock to approximately zero people in the U.S., as anyone who’s read the news in the last 7 years knows that the DOJ is completely useless when it comes to prosecuting white collar banking criminals.

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Department Of Justice Finally Unveils Plan To Put Bankers In Prison (Original Post) GoLeft TV Sep 2015 OP
Hey, DOJ, if a corporation can't go to prison for crimes, maybe a corporation shouldn't valerief Sep 2015 #1
I find this all reactionary to the populist movement. It feels like a bone thrown our way to stave Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #2
the key to it was getting rid of holder saturnsring Sep 2015 #3
Do pigs fly? Sanity Claws Sep 2015 #4
When George Bush was put into office by the Oligarchy the Republicons hit the ground running. rhett o rick Sep 2015 #5
I thought there was a Unknown Beatle Sep 2015 #6

valerief

(53,235 posts)
1. Hey, DOJ, if a corporation can't go to prison for crimes, maybe a corporation shouldn't
Wed Sep 16, 2015, 04:17 PM
Sep 2015

be a person with that free $peech bullshit.

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
2. I find this all reactionary to the populist movement. It feels like a bone thrown our way to stave
Wed Sep 16, 2015, 04:30 PM
Sep 2015

off political revolution. Not that I'm complaining about the end result, it's just that I thought our leaders, Democratic leaders, should lead on the issue. It's sort of like flossing ones teeth the day they are going to the dentist, but neglecting that chore the rest of the year.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
5. When George Bush was put into office by the Oligarchy the Republicons hit the ground running.
Wed Sep 16, 2015, 05:05 PM
Sep 2015

They had their conspiracies well planned and ready to execute. While the Democrats were standing around with their fingers up their noses, the Republcons marched ahead. The Iraq War and the Patriot Act plus many other anti-democratic policies and laws were rammed thru.

But when Barack Obama took office were the Democrats ready? They appear to have been caught flat footed. Now, almost 8 years later they say they are figuring out a plan to hold banksters accountable. What next? Maybe a plan to close Gitmo.

But they best hurry if they are going to start holding the banksters accountable. Should either Clinton or Bush gain the presidency, the plan will go out the window.

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)
6. I thought there was a
Wed Sep 16, 2015, 07:51 PM
Sep 2015

statute of limitations in place and wall st was free as a result? If this is true, then the DOJ is just blowing smoke up our asses.

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