OT She got 5 years for voting illegally. This judge got probation for rigging his election

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    As news spread Monday that Tarrant Justice of the Peace Russ Casey pleaded guilty to tampering with a government record — in the wake of his signing off on fake signatures to secure a spot on the March 6 primary ballot — one question arose for many.

    Why did this elected official receive probation when women found guilty of election fraud received jail time?

    "We know that there is a great amount of racial disparity in sentencing, but this is a pretty stark comparison to illustrate that," said Emily Farris, a political science professor at TCU. "We know that voter fraud is fairly uncommon and pretty rare.

    "I find it a little disheartening when there is a real case of fraud ... abusing the public's trust, that this incident has a different outcome than the other ones."

    Farris tweeted out her opinion on the issue, which ended up being shared thousands of times.

    "A Black woman mistakenly votes in an election in which she thought was allowed to but wasn't: 5 YEARS IN JAIL," she posted on Twitter. "A white male politician commits fraud to win an election in the same county: PROBATION."



    Last month, a judge sentenced Crystal Mason of Rendon to five years in prison for illegally voting in the 2016 presidential election while she was on probation from an earlier fraud conviction.

    And in 2017, Rosa Maria Ortega, a Grand Prairie mother of four, was convicted of illegally voting and sentenced to eight years in prison. Ortega, who has a green card, was sentenced for illegally voting in the 2012 general election and the 2014 Republican primary runoff.

    Direct Action Texas, a political advocacy group, was among those to question Casey's sentence.

    "Are we all equal or do different citizens enjoy special privileges and benefits?" asked a post — "In Tarrant, it's good to be white, rich and Republican" — by the group. "Here is a story about how one person, an elected official, gets privileges above and beyond the normal citizens."

    When asked about Casey's sentence as compared to the sentences these two women received, prosecutor Matt Smid noted that neither woman accepted probation offers that had been offered.

    But Casey did.

    "He pled guilty," Smid said. "He accepted accountability for what he did."

    http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/article209641279.html
     
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    We know why. This country is racist and was built upon racism, slavery, and genocide.

    Nothing new to see here...
     
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    If the voters deserve the time they got and I don't really think they should...the judge should get 10 years. Seems fair.

    Actually 10 seems fair for him so maybe 2 tops for illegal voting. Although I think voting shouldn't be taken away from any citizens really.
     
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    I don't know the details or the accuracy of the story but it did say the voters turned down probation.
     
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    So getting off with a plea deal = being responsible. I didn't know that. Some people might think that fighting for what's right is responsible.

    The crappy legal system dictates false ethics to us.
     
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    It has to do with accepting the responsibility of your actions and learning from your mistakes, which the judge did.

    He was still sentenced to 2 years in jail which he will serve if he violates his 5 year probation term. His career is over.

    Both women were repeat criminals, still making excuses for their past and present crimes and showing no remorse at all.

    Even then, they were both offered probation but refused to admit their obvious guilt, blaming "society" for the fact they are dishonest.

    They are just bad people, a stain on their community. Good riddance.

    When asked about Casey's sentence as compared to the sentences these two women received, prosecutor Matt Smid noted that neither woman accepted probation offers that had been offered.

    But Casey did.

    "He pled guilty," Smid said. "He accepted accountability for what he did."
     
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    Mason had been released from jail and didn't know she wasn't supposed to vote. I don't know about the other woman. Why doesn't the voting system tell you that you can't vote? Their computers have our addresses, to inform us. Or, the computer could tell you, when you attempt to vote.

    This wasn't double voting. Just one vote each.
     
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    It's the good ol' boy system at work. And looks like racism in this particular case as well. You'd be amazed at some of the shit you see go down in these small-county judicial systems. Most of the time it's class warfare more than racism. Poor people get shit on and railroaded and theres no adequate legal representation or media to hold these corrupt local governments accountable. This cocksucker will be sitting on the city council in a few years just watch.
     
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    You have to plead guilty in order to accept a plea deal. It's a win-win for them in this case: corrupt shit bag judge gets a sweet plea deal and his homeboy the prosecutor gets to mark down a W on his record. Then they go to lunch.
     
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    A big Republican cause right now is to claim that there is massive double voting. So that they can tighten voting requirements, making it hard for the poor, who are Democrats. In Texas, they're actually acting upon this devious strategy, not just saying it in speeches.
     
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    That's why I always vote 4 - 5 times each election.
     
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    When I had 17 screen names on ESPN, I won every poll. I was open about having a lot of names. Some poster would say, it sure is strange how he's winning this.
     
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    At least 22 of them did.
     
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    Be thankful you live in Oregon.

    Most states don't let mutts vote.
     
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    If you guys actually know how many of your fellow posters on here were actually SlyPokerDog's fake accounts, you'd probably piss your pants laughing. It's quite a talent that he can argue with himself to the degree he does. I've seen whole discussions with 7-8 "different" posters, were only 1 of them is not sly.
     
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    When Kobe was busted for rape, Maris and I went on to the Laker board one night, as well as many others. Laker fans defended Kobe and outside fans opposed him. I used one name to praise Kobe and another to criticize him. The two names argued with each other a little, but mostly with others including Maris, who played it straight and was anti-Kobe. The mods called out the reserve mods, including what seemed to me to be women working at women's centers. My anti-Kobe name got banned that night. It talked like a pervert, like a little girl. As usual, Maris emerged smelling like a rose. He never got banned when we trolled the Laker board together, while I usually did because I played tricks, and didn't try to get along with the mod. Maris, what was that guy's name again? He would threaten to beat up trolls and ban a couple of people per week. He lived an hour south of me, but I never damaged his house. Just thought about it.
     
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    No, it was the PRO-Kobe name who talked like a perverted little girl. That REALLY pissed off Laker fans. She got banned that night. This is why I needed 36 names. The legend grows every time I tell the tale.
     
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