Shane Mage
"Mortals immortals, immortals mortals,
living their deaths, dying their lives"
Herakleitos of Ephesos, fr. 62
>Thomas said in response to me:
>
>>>People could've just as easily thought/rationalised, "Wealth guarantees
>>>you'll get off, eh? Well, I'm going to get mine, so I can buy off
>>>the Feds too
>>>if they come for me!"
>
>I'll answer the latter part of your response first:
>
>>Spinning it the way
>>they did was the best ploy for protecting the system.
>
>True (I take you mean Juror # 8 as Doug called him and the
>prosecutor). Just out of curiosity, how much of that pablum do you
>think was spin and how much sincerity?
>
>>I just wonder how many people buy into this as proof
>>that they are now protected from white collar (if
>>that's the correct term) crime?
>
>I don't think what happened could be termed "white collar crime"
>(Justin?) except in the broadest sense of the term.
>
>People who "play the game" of trading were, I'd imagine, watching
>the trial fairly closely (those new to it and those rubes who day
>trade probably obssessively). I suspect they'd feel vindicated by
>the result, seeing Martha as one who played, cheated, and got
>caught. They'd either feel smug about a "cheater" (especially one
>so much wealthier and famous) biting the dust or briefly concerned
>to be more careful of their own cheating.
>
>>No, people could not as easily thought/rationalised
>>that, because most people realize that they could
>>never reach that level of wealth.
>
>I think I was talking more about the people who are into stock
>trading, etc. for their livelihood or day-trading for kicks and/or
>extra money. I suspect the average Joe/Jane Doe would figure that
>Justice Had Prevailed and get on with their lives (except for
>Martha's Legions, of course). Had the trial gone the other way,
>there might have been grumbling about the Rich "taking care of their
>own" and the wealthier traders feeling that much more "invincible"
>wrt getting caught.
>
>>-Thomas
>
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