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Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data, ability to repeat discredited memes, and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Also, be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor even implied. Any irrelevancies you can mention will also be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.

5 Responses to “Taibbi: Justice Dept Has No Appetite To Take ANY Cases Against Wall Street Executives”

1. Jojo Says:
   April 15th, 2011 at 2:53 pm

   So can’t citizens/lawyers somehow force the SEC & Justice Dept. to prosecute cases?

   Or do they have the power to do whatever they want? Is there no citizen recourse?

2. » How did Wall Street execs not go to jail? Emliner Says:
   April 15th, 2011 at 4:24 pm

   [...] (4/15): Here’s video of Anderson Cooper with Matt Taibbi and Elliott Spitzer, discussing the mortgage crisis and lack of [...]

3. Mark E Hoffer Says:
   April 15th, 2011 at 4:41 pm

   Jojo,

   take a Page from Thoreau..

   “Defund to Defend.”

4. Bill in SF Says:
   April 15th, 2011 at 6:51 pm

   Jojo Says:
   April 15th, 2011 at 2:53 pm

   “So can’t citizens/lawyers somehow force the SEC & Justice Dept. to prosecute cases?”

   No, they’re too busy busting online gamblers to be bothered with banksters.!

   http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/technology/16poker.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto

5. steveds Says:
   April 15th, 2011 at 8:39 pm

   its worse than you think. They declined to prosecute this guy. http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/may2009/db20090514_248993_page_2.htm