re: #105 Dopamine Fish

I understand the anger directed at Merrick Garland, but it is difficult to prosecute the rich and powerful in this country. The more white-collar the crime, the more likely it is the statute is written in such a way as to make it all but impossible to prove or convict under. (Something I learned from the legendary Ken White, aka @Popehat.) I don’t think it’s fair to lay all the shit at his feet when it is an organizational failure across the entire American government for a whole generation which has set people like Trump up to take advantage of the system and get away with it.

I don’t disagree, but not doing something just allows the system to stay because all the people see is inaction. They don’t care about WHY there is no inaction. They care that there was no action. However, if they indict and lose the case at least the people can see something was done, but because of the way these laws are written a conviction was almost impossible since it will be explained why the conviction didn’t happen.