General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe Have An Accountablity Problem.....
We have politicians and people all over the country - openly and flagrantly - breaking the law - and we are failing to hold them accountable.
This lack of accountability for their breaking of the laws just contributes to other potential law breakers to go ahead and do it - because they feel they will never be held responsible.
It's no wonder why so many Americans are despondent, disillusioned and disgusted with whats happening right under our noses
Until these law breakers are held accountable and made to pay for their crimes - we will continue to watch our country and democracy slip away from us.
We know who these people are that are breaking the laws. But they always seem to have some wiggle room because of our legal system - that makes it difficult to hold them accountable.
Those same people - and again - you know who they are - seem to manipulate the system to keep themselves out of jail. Some loophole. Money to keep the whole thing in the courts. A friendly judge. etc, etc, etc.
We need to start holding these people accountable. They need to realize that anytime they break the law that they are at risk. They have to watch that others are being held accountable - so they get can be sufficiently afraid that they may wind up in jail.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Karadeniz
(22,270 posts)Irish_Dem
(45,621 posts)We are at war.
Grasswire2
(13,564 posts)How do we teach young people that no one is above the law in America when clearly some are?
Bluethroughu
(5,095 posts)People with money get slap on wrist, poor people become slaves in the prison industrial complex, while the rest of us talk about the changes that need to be done.
President Obama made prison reforms on his way out, but rump changed it back.
We need to get the money, profit, out of everything Government. No private/government partnerships, none.
global1
(25,167 posts)seem to be able to undo anything that Tr**p did?
We are still feeling the ill effects of TFG's administration. A lot of his cronies still seem to be embedded into our government today. Think postmaster for one.
Why can't Biden get back to Obama's prison reforms and change them back to pre-TFG?
Bluethroughu
(5,095 posts)I'm not sure, yet?
Zeitghost
(3,796 posts)London Breed?
PufPuf23
(8,687 posts)and blatantly unfair.
Agree with you and specifically that the Accountability start with officers of the court.
The rules of behavior need to be severely updated and specific to 21st Century reality.
We already know this needs to be done for law enforcement.