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angrychair

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12. Courts are for people that can afford it
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 01:09 PM
Thursday

Five weeks ago a friend of a friend that had a IG account and was using it to speak out against this administration got a visit from federal agents, making clear that he hadn't broken the law but they just wanted to talk to him about his content and people he might know that post content like he does.
He is not some well known content creator nor is he wealthy enough to have a lawyer on speed dial. He just deleted all his social media accounts and is trying to fade into obscurity because what other choice does he have and he isn't the only one that's done that.
Honestly, if it happened to me I would do the same. Most people don't have the ability or time to fight the whole US government. That is what they are counting on.

All that to say that the way courts work now is pay to play. Want your rights? Sure. Got hundreds of thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of free time to fight a faceless entity in court that has literally unlimited money and time?
99.9% of people do not.

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