takeda

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[–] takeda@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

How come? He is no longer a president. He also broke the law. It sounds like no laws should apply to him anymore.

Also, shouldn't we also provide Secret Service for people like Pelosi or Schiff? They weren't even indicted and there are people who want to murder them.

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Presidents didn't have lifetime secret service protection, and if I recall VP ended as soon as the term ended.

You have example of accommodations related to work, or when somebody testifies against dangerous criminal. I don't recall we provide any assistance when somebody is going to jail to ensure equality. In fact the only thing we do makes things unequal.

Reality Winner was deemed a flight risk when she leaked a single document to newspaper. This guy was free to walk immediately after, didn't even have to pay a bail.

As for risk of assassination. The secret service is provided by the government. So is jail. The government makes sure that convicts don't escape but also controls who gets in. To protect inmate from others they can isolate them as well.

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

They should stick with the full name: anti fascists

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think if it comes down to president going to jail the secret service benefit should be waived. It's not that hard to keep the protection, just don't commit crimes. We are living in a country that supposed to have one law that applies to everyone. Having people being treated differently, because of who they are is what Russia has.

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] takeda@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I never had a twitter account, and my interaction with it is clicking on links on social media. I remember clicking on something, I don't remember what it was but it was unrelated.

Then in the recommended tweet I saw Elon's tweet stating that twitter doesn't promote his own tweets. Yeah, right.

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The recapture of a small village may not seem impactful, for people who were born there, lived there until the war or even still live there under Russian oppression - it means the world to them.

That's right. There were many examples, but even with the recent ones like destroying dams is clear they don't care about the people, they care about the land. And even ethnic Russians don't want to be under their control.