• IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Probably because her crime was one that we could all kind of see ourselves doing.

    Plus, as far as I remember, she didn’t bitch about it or try to blame everyone else.

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      1 month ago

      Also probably since she isn’t a rapist making aggressively bigoted remarks every single day. Or a bunch of other things…

    • Neato@ttrpg.network
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      1 month ago

      FYI: don’t lie to the IRS about cheating on your taxes. Rich people have tons of ways to avoid contributing to society. But if you lie to the IRS about it and they find out, you’re fucked.

      Probably because her crime was one that we could all kind of see ourselves doing.

      She was convicted on insider trading because she got insider information from the CEO ahead of an FDA ruling. This is some rich people bullshit so I’d contend most of us will never be in that position. She was also on the board of directors for the New York Stock Exchange so…