Ok. The U.S. Judicial System Sucks. I Admit It.

[SlowwHand]

Besides not having uniform penalties on crime, and besides allowing tobacco companies that lose lawsuits to raise prices to consumers in order to pay their fine, etc., etc.

I just heard on television that the Chief Financial Officer of Enron has been freed on a 5 million dollar bond.

"Well, jeez, Sloww. What's wrong with that? That's a pretty hefty bail bond".

Here's why.
Where did he get the money?
He got it from the illegal activities he'd been under arrest for partaking in.
He in essense stole from the employees and stockholders of Enron, then uses the money to get out of jail.

Why did the judicial system allow bond?
Well, the system may be chicken****, but it's not stupid.
Money is money.

[Lincoln]

Meanwhile the poor bloke who got caught stealing an orange rots in jail until trial...

[Capt Dizle]

If you will think this through you might see a different perspective. He is innocent until proven guilty. He earned a good living from his job and might be able to meet that bond without using stolen funds if any actually were. You can't assume otherwise until trial.

This issue is flight risk and we can only hope that he is not financially able to skip the country. I don't like to see him out either but your implication that the court let him walk for money is incorrect. The bond is forfeit only if he fails to show, their is no profit in it for the court.

Unless you have personal knowledge and proof of bribery. If so I am sure you are willing to share it.

[SlowwHand]

Exactly.
Them that's gots it, by whatever method, keeps it; those that don't, can rot.

Filthy freaking orange thief.

[Roland]

I'll be the last one to defend the US legal system, but isn't it possible that a lot of his enron-related assets are frozen and he has to use other funds ?

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Roland
I'll be the last one to defend the US legal system, but isn't it possible that a lot of his enron-related assets are frozen and he has to use other funds ?

Yes.

[Roland]

Don't agree with me. It irritates me.

[Lincoln]

Even so he makes 5 million on his day off...

[SlowwHand]

That's crap, Jimmy.
I see your point on most things, not this.

And Doc, you really and truly believe that all the man's funds are separated ant categorized so well that "his own funds" are used?

Give me a break.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Roland
Don't agree with me. It irritates me.

What doesn't irritate you?

[Capt Dizle]

Of course I cannot deny the inequities of the judical system.

[Capt Dizle]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
That's crap, Jimmy.
I see your point on most things, not this.

People should be convicted in court not in the press.

[Roland]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
What doesn't irritate you?

Fluffy little clouds.

[SlowwHand]

Um, not talking convicted. Talking using ill-gotten gains to make bail.

Let's use a drug dealer as a comparison.
The house, the car, the boat, whatever, would be siezed.
All bank accounts frozen.

What makes this guy different?

The CFO. The guy who watches the money.
If anyone has an ethical duty to watch what's happening, it's this guy.

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Roland


Fluffy little clouds.

You're ahead of Fez then.
A rainbow caused Fez to foam at the mouth.