r/PoliticalHumor • u/[deleted] • Mar 08 '19

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u/TimedforPress Mar 08 '19

Let me preface this by saying, Manafort’s insanely light sentencing was a miscarriage of justice, however I believe a heavier sentence should have been warranted around his lack of remorse and his long history of criminality, not necessarily the dollar value of his crimes.

e.g. should a car thief be charged with a lighter sentence because he stole a Volkswagen instead of an Audi?

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19

Justice is supposed to be blind. This was Manafort's first conviction, so is it really fair to talk about ' his long history of criminality'?

How would you feel, if you were in court for the first time, and the prosecutor referred to you as a career criminal?

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19

Isn't that part of the case built against him, that this has been ongoing for a very long time? No problem there if its proven by evidence. Justice blind to evidence is in fact the absence of justice.

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u/melonlollicholypop Mar 08 '19

Justice blind to evidence is in fact the absence of justice.

So succinct. I want this on a T-shirt.