The "DOJ is soft on Wall Street" crowd really out in force tonight. You think prosecutors don't WANT to bring big cases? Makes no sense.
@matthewamiller Whatever the excuse is it's clear DOJ simply won't prosecute big corps. Not even for leaking. (cf United Technologies)
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@emptywheel Few prosecutions because when facts are clear, companies settle. Prosecutors don't pass on career-making cases for no reason. -
@matthewamiller In any case, willingness to take cases v people who can't afford fleet of lawyers but not v those who can is rotting justice -
@emptywheel Access to justice a huge problem. but that's not why these cases don't get brought. It's -
@matthewamiller If corp won't go to jail for getting caught red-handed sharing secrets w/China, prosecuting it elsewhere = banana republic. -
@emptywheel we seem determined to talk past each other, 140 characters at a time. -
@matthewamiller@emptywheel If you think these banks cannot be prosecuted to conviction, I would like some of what you are partaking in.
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@emptywheel@matthewamiller Of course they'll pass ... they don't want to piss off future employersThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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