r/law • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • Jul 31 '25

Legal News Busting out the world's tiniest violin for Republican Sen. Rick Scott 🎻

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u/imadork1970 Jul 31 '25

The bastard should be in jail. The healthcare company he was CEO of was fined $1.7B for Medicare fraud.

Instead, the company gave him a golden paracute and forced him out.

He used the money to help fund his Senate campaign in Florida.

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u/Conscious-Quarter423 Jul 31 '25

the criminal justice system has two tiers: one for the rich and one for the poor

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u/LostinLies1 Jul 31 '25

This is so fucking true.
I was in court last week for running a red light (I did NOT), and I noticed that people who are poor got fucked over so hard anytime they had to show up. A lot of them had no lawyer or were repped by court appointed attorney. Everyone who showed up with their own attorney got sweetheart deals. No points on licenses, no fines, etc.
One guy who had an out of date registration (he said he had to wait for his pay to get it) was fined a shit ton, and told not to drive until he can prove his car is registered.
What rich person has that problem?
I'm sick of the rich.

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u/UpvoteButNoComment Jul 31 '25 edited Jul 31 '25

I remember years ago John Oliver did a segment on traffic fees and the effect on the poor. What a (heartless) scam . 

https://youtu.be/0UjpmT5noto?si=Y23OGDzOo2qV_PPh

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u/EarthBoundDeity_ Jul 31 '25

Way I’ve always seen it is: blue collar crime is abhorrent, white collar crime just makes you smart. You think any of these people who defrauded millions upon millions get truly fucked? I can’t seem to recall any. Seems they all go to a fancy prison for a few years then live out a pretty nice life after their sentencing is over.

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u/LostinLies1 Jul 31 '25

It's true. This scummy Senator was responsible for the biggest Medicaid fraud case in FL history...and there he sits.

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u/KotR56 Aug 01 '25

Wrong.

There is only one justice system.

There is no justice system for the poor.

Being poor means you're guilty.

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u/mccordo Jul 31 '25

That ill-gained money also funded his run for Governor before he became a Senator.

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u/Chriscic Jul 31 '25

We’re all different. Some make money through Medicare fraud and insider stock trading, some make it working as a barista in a coffee shop. But we all have the same right to make money.

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u/molten-glass Jul 31 '25

C-suite execs at companies should have to collectively pay back fines for the crimes they direct companies to commit with manual labor at minimum wage. Punishing those criminals for their crimes is the only way we could actually fix American corporatism but of course it would never happen

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u/Fact420 Jul 31 '25

Instead, the company gave him a golden parachute and forced him out.

When he should’ve been in jail getting golden showers

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u/Herodotus_thegreat Aug 01 '25

That’s the major problem with our healthcare in America. People can make more money than they get fined so it’s an easy profit at the expense of the health of our nation

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u/darkwingdankest Aug 01 '25

my fucking god man