The American sense of justice is not shared universally around the globe–no real surprise here–right? But some events cause us to see radical slippage from any sense of even decency. Some examples: The Crown Prince who was accused of killing an American journalist, Jamal Kashoggi, recently had the trial moved to his country. Since the Crown Prince kills without remorse and completely rules his country–are we to expect a fair trial and ensuing justice? Anybody want to bet on a conviction? Another example: Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock in front of several million people. His punishment; he is banned from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences events for 10 years. WOW!!! what a blow!! Of course he still gets paid $20 million/picture; he is still eligible to win Oscars and his standing in the community is unaffected. Nobody mentioned 90 days for assault–I guess there weren’t enough witnesses. And finally, we have GOP Senator Matt Gaetz. Accused of sex trafficking and sex with a minor he has somehow dropped off the news radar. The authorities even have 2 or 3 live witnesses who can and will testify as to his misdeeds. But this has dragged on for months and nothing has happened…maybe nothing will. It easy to see all these kinds of stories as simple TV “teases” to keep us glued to the set so we can see more commercial messages (ADS). Stay tuned…this kind of stuff continues to spread.
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