Couple of guys down Wall Street way who wasted as much as these people - like a hundred million times as much - where are the news reports and calls for public hangings?
True justice requires some attention to scale and intent...
What crime did those on Wall Street commit? If they committed a crime, then they should be prosecuted, but things like selling bundled mortgages isn’t a crime.
I would love to see if someone pulled a stunt like this on you personally if you would be so forgiving. If they had you running around risking your life and costing you tons of money based upon a lie that they told you. I am sure you would feel the same then?
It is easy to be forgiving when it was not your money and life that they risked.
I hope that they both get charged with every possible charge and get the maximum sentence for each. They deserve it.
“True justice requires some attention to scale and intent...”
They had intent, they conspired with a friend beforehand. If that’s not intent, then what is?
Fines, and jail time. Although I would think a good judge would allow for community service in lieu of incarceration.
OH, and they could give free balloon rides, I’d like one, please. :O)
Not logical. No equivalence. At least bolster your argument with something other than “look over there at that bad guy”
Wall Street felons should be charged and tried as well. I don’t recall anyone on FR suggewsting otherwise. That has NOTHING to do with this
Oh, please! Like there hasn't been relative outrage here on the sins of Wall Street and (primarily) the Dems that caused it. Guess what - we don't control the news business and most are now lefties with selective outrage. To make some moral equivalence between the Wall Street hucksters and this balloon hoax is laughable at best and intellectually dishonest at least.