Category Archives: Justice

BPR Editor Has Court Date

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

I have been summoned to court, so this blog will be on the quiet side this week. No, no, it’s not what you think…it’s jury duty.  Thank you for your patience.

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60 Minutes: (Not) Prosecuting Wall Street

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Another in a series of outstanding investigative reports from 60 Minutes on CBS. Last Sunday, December 4, Steve Kroft did two segments on the unprosecuted crimes on Wall Street. This is the second segment. I’m not able to post the … Continue reading →

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Numbers That Count: Wall Street Justice

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

1980s-1990s Savings & Loan Crisis: 1,852 S&L bank officials were prosecuted, and 1,072 placed behind bars. Another 2,558 bankers were also jailed, often for offenses which were S&L-linked too.* 2007-08 Financial Crisis, Wall Street Bankers Arrested: 0** 2011 Occupiers Arrested: over … Continue reading →

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The Pampering of Corporate Crooks

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Hands up Corporate Crooks!” (Not Really, Unless it’s in a Movie.) By Gary Brumback/ OpEdNews.com/ Dec. 3, 2011 Much of corporate wrongdoing such as endless wars, bribery of politicians, tax dodging and the like has been made legal by our three … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Too Big to Prosecute

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.” Noam Chomsky 

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Want to Buy a Judge?

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Here is just one more example of why private money needs to be eliminated from the political process, and  public financing established for all elections. If the Occupy Movement had to have just one demand, that should be it. –Arlen … Continue reading →

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Get Out of Jail Cards for Wall St.

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Did you ever wonder why nobody is getting prosecuted for the biggest white-collar crime in the history of the world–the worldwide financial collapse of 2007-2008? The answers have started to come out. One explanation involves a remarkably lenient  U.S. Department … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Cooperating With Evil

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“To cooperate passively with an unjust system makes the oppressed as evil as the oppressor.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from one of his sermons written in a Georgia jail “Shattered Dreams,” in 1963.

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Justice?

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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“We Don’t Have to Show You No Stinkin’ Proof”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

ABC News Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper makes White House Press Secretary Jay Carney uncomfortable by asking about the president’s right to assassinate American citizens without due process.

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