[andrewflnr]

Delayed justice is still a disincentive to future people who might try the same tricks. QED.

> It shouldn't matter how it appears or...

It does, though. It objectively matters in terms of actual, predictable outcomes. Yeah it sucks. Deal with it. Despair won't make it better.

[_8j50]

> Delayed justice

You mean punishment to prevent crime in the future. That isn't justice, is it worth it given the cost?

> It does, though. It objectively matters in terms of actual, predictable outcomes.

You don't get what I am saying, yes it matters in a general sense but for the purpose of administering justice it does not matter and it is irrelevant. It isn't despair either what I am saying, I am simply stating the fact that this is injustice being portrayed as justice, a perversion of justice if you will.

[andrewflnr]

What cost is being incurred here that wouldn't be even higher with actual justice? What do you actually want the authorities to do that is both politically feasible and would have a better outcome? If they overreach too hard, we won't even get the punishment, and the precedent is set that it's fine to use the presidency for personal gain. That's the cost that's truly too high.

[_8j50]

I think you highlighted the core problem of political practicality here. Neither the precedent set, politics nor the chances of succeesful prosecution should override the very critical thing that gives prosecutors and the courts authority to prosecute, judge and punish people to begin with: that they administer justice and they do so equally.

I would much rather prefer everyone be treated nicely like donald than donald be treated as harshly as others.

But the end goal is not to punish trump at all costs regardless of what he has done. You can kill someone and be justified under the right context! The purpose of this system in theory and practice should be equal administration of justice which begins before you are are indicted and arressted and ends at completion of punishment or being found not guilty.

If others would spend days in jail, so should donald. If others get a slap on the wrist or something worse so should donald.

I mean he literally extorted a foreign head of state over military aid and even after his time in office he has not been prosecuted. Again, justice keeps taking the back sear when it comes to trump, that is my frustration, how america has devalued it.