[lbo-talk] Free Martha!

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Jan 20 15:14:52 PST 2004


Michael Dawson -PSU wrote:


>Finally, this, too: Why should yet another multi-millionaire get to
>obstruct justice? If a common street criminal set up a similar fake alibi,
>s/he would get 10 extra years without the blink of an eye.
>
>If the evidence of obstruction is there, then send Martha to jail. Two
>wrongs don't make a right.

So if prosecutors railroad an unpopular figure to make a point, it's ok if she's famous, because they do it to street criminals too? Evidently two wrongs do make a right!

Doug



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