Comment by imawakegnxoxo
5 hours ago
I don't think "holding rich people to the same standard as the peasants" is equivalent to "lowering the bar for criminality"
In fact, I'd go so far as saying it's much closer to "keep the bar for criminality where it is, but apply it to everyone equally" but personally I'd add a little addendum about scaling up the punishment for crimes by those with greater influence and responsibilities to the people, but that's just me
> don't think "holding rich people to the same standard as the peasants" is equivalent to "lowering the bar for criminality"
Neither do I. But let’s look at the facts and circumstances of this case. Lowering the threshold for criminal guilt to meet it would, I think, expose a lot of ordinary activity to criminal prosecution.