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[-] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 37 points 11 months ago

“The nature of your crimes and abuse of power displayed in covering them up represents an unforgivable betrayal of the public trust and indicates a total impossibility of reform,” declared Merchan during the sentencing. “It has been proven beyond doubt that you offered Ms. Daniels $40 and some Burger King to keep your tryst ‘on the DL,’ so as not to jeopardize your chances of a shift supervisor promotion and $2 per hour raise at an Amazon warehouse. It is my hope that this sentencing will show the American people that such a lack of ethics will not be tolerated in the lower-mid echelons of our nation’s great privatized shipping and receiving companies, may God have mercy on your soul.”

Is this a parody site? There is no way this kid is going to prison for life over 40 bucks and some burger king.

[-] hobovision@lemm.ee 71 points 11 months ago

Oh, honey, oh no

[-] Sekoia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 11 months ago

Yes, check the sub. The Hard Times is a satire website like the onion

[-] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 7 points 11 months ago

Thank you. This is not the kind of thing I thought I'd be having trouble telling truth from fiction about in 2025.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

The quote from Judge Merchan is real.

Right before he declared a sentence of no punishment, no conditions, for Trump.

[-] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 7 points 11 months ago
[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Time served you honor! He's kicked off a campaign for president and has got 3 votes!

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I believed it up till the last two words, and even then...

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