TikTok Hero and Chevron Foe Donziger Gets Six Months in Jail (1)
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Steven Donziger, the disbarred lawyer who once won an $8.6 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. over alleged contamination of the Amazon rain forest, was sentenced to six months in jail for defying court orders.

God Damnit. God fucking Damnit. Fuck Fuck Fuck this is disgusting, private prosecutions. didn't even give credit for time served. all for beating Chevron in an environmental case and appealing a preposterous court order. I knew cruelty was the point in this but fuck. Even if he actually did 6 counts of contempt of court 2 years and 8 months is more than can be legally given for that.

  • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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    3 years ago

    I typically hate the dystopia comparison thing but jesus christ is there anything more fucking dystopic capitalist than private prosecution?

    • culdrought [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Private prosecutions have been around forever, and they can theoretically be useful. If for example the state does not charge a cop for a wrongful shooting, the family of the victim can in theory initiate a private prosecution.

      In practice however there are significant costs involved and most people simply would not have the funding to go through with something like that. Corporations on the other hand...