"The US justice system caters to white-collar criminals, by which I mean people with high status and 'respectability' who commit crimes throughout the course of their occupation." -- Jennifer Taub on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/big-dirt…
"The most privileged can hire the best lawyers. Every step -- if you're caught, or investigated by a regulatory agency, or investigated by the DOJ; your plea bargain or trial or sentence -- is shaped by pre-existing status." -- Jen Taub on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/big-dirt…
"One of the things judges are supposed to consider is if the accused is a 'credit to the community'. So if you're cheating and know it, like Madoff, you give money to causes and charities so lawyers can use it when you get caught." -- Taub on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/big-dirt…
"The character criteria judges use should cut the other way. If you know better, if you're a person of high character and distinction, and you started cheating -- why? What excuse does a person with that background have?" -- Jen Taub on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/big-dirt…
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