"The rule of law isn’t really the rule of law if it doesn’t apply equally to everybody. If you’re..."

“The rule of law isn’t really the rule of law if it doesn’t apply equally to everybody. If you’re going to put somebody in jail for having a joint in his pocket, you can’t let higher ranking HSBC officials off for laundering $800 million for the worst drug dealers in the entire world. Eventually it eats away at the very fabric of society.”



- Matt Taibbi (via azspot)

This one of those things that feels a bit stupid to say or spend time with because its just so obvious and reductive. But like all things obvious and reductive, it’s also true.

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