With friends like Lady Lindsey we don't need enemies
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I mean, Graham's a piece of shit, but he's right. The gun shit shouldn't even be a crime (shall not be infringed), but tax evasion (while usually based, should be called out severely if you're a political family.) If anything, I'd criticize Graham for not going after the blatant political corruption; that puts both the gun and taxes charges to shame, and is the real dangerous crime of Hunter's.
While you could argue he should be held accountable under existing laws for the guns, drugs, and taxes, they're really not a big deal. The corruption is though.
Honestly, the whole 'charge hunter with the very least of his degenerate, perverted, and corrupt crimes,' so the media can proclaim how fair and balanced everyone is, and how no one is above the law, is a massive fucking L for the Republicans. I'd rather Hunter not be charged at all, than on this bullshit. It just gives them more ammo to go one of two directions; political persecution (the irony, but they run the media and libs will lap it up), or use it to justify and validate the prosecution of Donald Trump.
I despise Lindsey Graham, but he's right on this one; nothing good comes from this.
FYI, if you are in possession of illegal drugs and also normally legal guns you WILL be charged with gun crimes along with the drug crimes. their reasoning is that you have these very dangerous things around and are doing illegal drug things that impair judgement.
that is their argument, not mine, and it is the legal system you live within.
you will absolutely be charged with additional gun crimes. this happens regularly and it holds up in court. it is the precedent.
Oh, I'm aware. I just think it's stupid.
Also, I'm against "enhancers" in general. Charge the crime, not the thought or other aspect.
Drunk driver? Get fucked. Passenger with an open lite beer? Don't care.
"Hate crime?" Nope, don't care. Beat a dude? Charge that shit. Said mean shit while beating dude? Irrelevant. Charge. The. Crime.
"Terrorist?" Nope, don't even care. Detonated a bomb? Yeah, that's probably mass murder, fuck you.
Various gun possession crimes? Don't care. Shoot someone for a non-justifiable reason, yeah, get fucked.
And, no, you shouldn't be able to be fined for not wearing a seatbelt, either.
Charge crimes that hurt people. That's it.
I assume that one is more of a logistical thing, because otherwise you could drive while drinking and then pass the beer to the guy sitting next to you if you get pulled over.
I thought that's what a breathalyzer is for?
Nick Rekieta (the youtube-famous lawyer guy) just got hit with that a week ago, child neglect and a shitload of coke and there's an extra charge for having guns in the house together with the coke. Kiwifarms has been going apeshit.