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Is anyone else highly concerned with the SCOTUS ruling that the POTUS is immune from criminal liability? (lemmy.autism.place)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Sorry if this is not the proper community for this question. Please let me know if I should post this question elsewhere.

So like, I'm not trying to be hyperbolic or jump on some conspiracy theory crap, but this seems like very troubling news to me. My entire life, I've been under the impression that no one is technically/officially above the law in the US, especially the president. I thought that was a hard consensus among Americans regardless of party. Now, SCOTUS just made the POTUS immune to criminal liability.

The president can personally violate any law without legal consequences. They also already have the ability to pardon anyone else for federal violations. The POTUS can literally threaten anyone now. They can assassinate anyone. They can order anyone to assassinate anyone, then pardon them. It may even grant complete immunity from state laws because if anyone tries to hold the POTUS accountable, then they can be assassinated too. This is some Putin-level dictator stuff.

I feel like this is unbelievable and acknowledge that I may be wayyy off. Am I misunderstanding something?? Do I need to calm down?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

how?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Police unions. Less than ten percent of federal prisons are private. Who do you think lobbies more: 10% of prisons or the unions for 90% of federal prison employees?

The public ones still give out contracts for all of the services performed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

oh i see, you mean every US prison. couldn't think of a reason why any prison would be for profit this side of the pond

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I mean the UK put a dude in prison for four months for having a miniature Master Sword on a street alone thanks to CCTV.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

UK has outsourced prisons to for profit companies, too.

As a country we spend too much time looking at the US and deciding we want to be more like that. It's infuriating.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

yes but i seem to be missing the for-profit bit of that arrest

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

CCTV operators, piggies doing the arrest, entire court system, prison, all the fucking private contractors involved?