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

[SlowwHand]

No.

[Ming]

I personally would have no problem with the Government stepping in and seizing any assets in equal value to what the alledged illegal actions gained him.

But slow... even if the government did that... He would still be able to make bail. He has far more assests at his disposal than that.

As far as your contention that he should be denied bail, on what basis. Again, bail is only denied when a person is a serious threat to society, (He is no position to rip more people off) and if he is considered a flight risk. He had to surrender his passport, and you can bet you sweet life that he is being watched.

[SlowwHand]

I think it's been proven in abundance what watchers we are.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Why can't we get it through Slowwhand's thick skull that there is a premise of innocence until proven guilty in this country.

No one, NO ONE has backed Slow.... I don't think that Che would agree with you, Slow.

[Lefty Scaevola]

Ill gotten gains can be siezed by the goverment in a legal proceeding seperate from the crimminal trial.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
You don't listen do you.

Ok, Der Furher, lets throw everyone in jail and consider them guilty before the trial starts where they have to prove their innocence.

No Western legal system in the entire world works that way. Sounds like you'd prefer to have the USSR back.

Can I invoke Godwins law? (though, technically, there was no mention of Hitler)

[JohnT]

Bush could scream bloody murder. He could tell the Enron executives to put that $1.1 billion in stock sales into a pool for Enron employees who now have nothing. He could tell Kenneth Lay, the chairman and chief executive, to give back the more than $30 million he got in stock sales. He could tick off the names of each and every executive and then say..... Give back the money."

Since when did the US become a dictatorship? (He asks knowing that this could be an invitation to a discussion of FL 2000)

[Capt Dizle]

Yes, you can. Mods please lock the thread.

[SlowwHand]

Lock the thread because you don't agree?

[Promethus]

Fastow's Bail Terms - From the NYT 02-10-2002

Fastow, 40, appeared briefly before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marcia Crone, where Weissmann outlined a $5 million bond agreement nearly as complex as the deals Fastow allegedly struck at Enron.

It called for Fastow to post $3 million, allow prosecutors to freeze $11 million more and turn in deeds three of his homes and that of his parents. Due to the fact that Fastow's wife, Lea, and parents were not present to sign the bond, Crone forced him to stay in federal custody until they appeared a few hours later.