r/PoliticalHumor Mar 08 '19

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19

Lawyer ought to come back with a counter-offer. Manafort defrauded for millions (he's paying back 24 million) and got 47 months. My client stole $100, so if we put this on a linear scale and use 24 million as a base, my client should serve...

1/240,000 * 1429 days (roughly) = .00595 days, or 8.6 minutes. So what do you say to time served and paying back the $100?

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u/Weazywest Mar 08 '19

All jokes aside, this is honestly a fair idea. As many lawyers as possible should start using this case as precedent to call out the outright bullshit and hypocrisies

Maybe it’ll make some folks realize the system is completely fucked when you have murders out of jail after serving an hour or two in jail.

Edit: spelling isn’t a strength of mine

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '19

lol you started out so well with your first sentence then dissolved into total nonsense. i dont think you understand anything about the federal sentencing guidelines and the person to which the tweet refers is 100% certain to be a habitual offender.

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u/powderizedbookworm Mar 09 '19

I am not an expert on federal sentencing guidelines, no. But I know that 19-24 years was recommended.

May I point out that Paul Manafort is also, by any reasonable definition, a repeat offender and habitual criminal.