The sketchy part is not her not getting convicted. It’s that no charges were even filed. I also enjoyed this bit of info from one of the sources regarding the other DUI incident. Prosecutors in Texas have dropped a 2011 drunken driving citation against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heiress Alice Walton.
There’s no such thing as a good billionaire
If you look deep, deep down (approx. 12,500 feet down) I’m sure you can find something nice to say.
Thanks for posting this. More people should know.
Did you forget? Laws are for poor people.
She really looks creepy. I guess once you’re that weathy you’re relatively isolated from authentic social interaction and start getting a little fucked in the head.
She looks like she’s been cursed by the ghost of Jim Henson
“Affluenza” is a totally credible defense, allegedly.
Read about Robert H. Richards IV, the Du pont eir whho raped his own children. Guess how much prison time he saw?
It doesn’t surprise me. Even regular folks who kill pedestrians and cyclists get off easy. This is just one step further because of $$$
To be fair, I doubt most people who commit vehicular crimes in Texas get charged.
It’s not like it was an abortion or anything…
That’s part of it, but vehicular crimes specifically are often overlooked, many people aren’t concerned by high numbers of road fatalities, and often resort to victim blaming, as if it’s just a cost of living.
Interesting insights about motor vehicles coming from someone on “dmv.social”
Hahahaha, that’s DC, Maryland, Virginia. Not Department of Motor Vehicles. I guess Maryland doesn’t have DMVs, but it fools local Virginians from time to time too, don’t feel bad
Lmao
This is a highlight interaction in the Lemmy comments for me so far.
One of the few crimes in Texas you cannot be arrested for is suspected ovi and open container.
Not to be an Internet edgelord, but if some billionaire killed one of my family and got away with it, I would make it my life’s mission to hunt them down and make sure they get some kind of justice.
I would devot my life to ruin them.
You would have a great deal of difficulty just getting near them. Billionaires don’t hang out at Walmart - ironically enough in this case.
Neither does it’s CEO. They only care about shareholder meetings.
Driving themselves sorta negates the idea of private security, they’re not mutually exclusive but it would be very weird.
I’d watch that movie
This reminds me of that movie “Assault on Wall Street” where basically some dude goes on a killing spree and starts murdering a bunch of wall street people. Except, the guy is framed as a hero, which I assume is because it came out not too long after the 2008 financial crisis (~2013). I watched that movie in like 2017, and it felt antisocial and lunatic-ey.
I wonder if we’re at a point right now where a similar movie about going on a killing spree against billionaires would do well?
I feel like we’re at a point right now that if someone actually started popping off billionaires a significant portion of the population would cheer.
certainly seemed like everyone appreciated titanic taking a few more fat cats recently
It might lift my spirits a little each morning
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Just remember: You don’t have to shop at Walmart to support the Waltons. Your tax dollars go to the social programs that many Walmart employees are forced to depend on because Walmart won’t pay a living wage.
Getting away with murder is only one privilege of being wealthy.
The US has the best justice system money can buy.
That’s true
I knew about this but it’s never made sense to me. If I was a billionaire I’d never drive myself anywhere, particularly not if I was going to be intoxicated.
Having billions generally means not having to explain yourself
Intelligence hasn’t been a requirement for being wealthy for some time. We’re dealing with a growing number of mega rich morons now.
Who are being reported on far more often … thanks to social media
The Delaware Du Pont heir being a case in point
To be fair, a lot of the mega rich morons, Musk, Zuckerberg, etc are narrow geniuses (with a lot of luck). They’re just not self aware enough to know what they don’t know and they think they’re renaissance men. If the news media was continuously telling me that I was a genius, I might start to believe it too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I think I’m a genius solely because of me telling myself this continuously. I can’t imagine how off the rails I’d be if any other people joined in.
You’re a genius!
Exactly. But we all know it’s because they’re cheap AF.
Having to rely on people to do things for you, even if you’re super rich, can be annoying. People that work for you take time off, get sick, so now you need other people to manage the other people to ensure that someone is always available, then you start to dislike some of those people, but managing who is around you all the time also takes effort, etc. etc. You can’t pay your way out of everything. Plus sometimes you just want to do things for yourself, and sometimes you just want to be alone.
Yes and no. At billionaire level I expect they have other people taking care of who is available, and with that a mint of money you can easily keep a backup available as well.
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It’s gonna be a bumpy ride
runs over 5 people
Just a lucky person I guess!
there is no law, only power
