Ken White

The Intercept on the abuse of RICO, with a few quotes from me.

https://theintercept.com/2022/12/16/corporate-rico-environmental-advocate/

The Scorched-Earth Legal Strategy Corporations Are Using to Silence Their Critics

Energy and extractive industry giants are targeting environmentalists with racketeering charges.

The Intercept
Dec 16, 2022 at 2:59pmWeb
Show threadPlay Ball and Fight FascistsDec 16, 2022
@Popehat
That shit makes my blood boil.
Show threadGojira1000Dec 16, 2022
@Popehat The baseless RICO attack is lame shit that should get people disbarred
Show threadAnthony GiorgioDec 16, 2022
@Popehat I fee like you and RICO are like Dr. House and lupus.
Show thread(((JaneinNJ)))Dec 16, 2022
@Popehat That is some creative lawyering. How horrible to be on the receiving end of it.
Show threadOliverCDec 16, 2022

@Popehat A technique pioneered by Giuliani when he was Southern District DA

https://popula.com/2020/11/02/perp-walk/

Perp Walk

Rudy Giuliani's long march through the swamp

Popula
Show threadThe Great Llama Dec 16, 2022
@Popehat
What a shock to see RICO misused. Must be the first time that has ever happened...
Show threadZoomer AntimillenarianDec 16, 2022
@Popehat From the article, it looks like some judges are already adapting by punishing dubious RICO claims directly (ie making the two corporate RICO plantiffs pay Greenpeace's legal bills).
Show threadSensational GusDec 16, 2022

@Popehat

Over the other place “anti-trust violation” (wrt Mastodon links being blocked) is the new “RICO.” Thought you might enjoy knowing that.

Show threadBlanding S TurtleDec 16, 2022

@Popehat Extreme financial inequality is the root cause of these abuses of our legal system. I don't think closing loopholes or other tweaks are going to fix this mess.

We gotta get the loot and lock it down in public entities. Basic material security for all. No more billionaires. No more monopolies. No cartels controlling markets. The damn planet is on fire and stupid people own all the firetrucks.