Rich Get Pardoned, Your Misdemeanor Sticks
Mainstream media reports that Donald Trump has issued a pardon for Joe Lewis, the former owner of Tottenham Hotspur, who recently pleaded guilty to insider trading charges. A billionaire caught enriching himself further through illicit means now gets a clean slate. (One might wonder how many working-class Americans, jailed for minor drug offenses or petty theft, are receiving such presidential
clemency.) This isn't about universal forgiveness; it's a peek behind the curtain at how 'justice' often functions in the upper echelons. While Lewis, caught with his hand in the cookie jar, receives a get-out-of-jail-free card, countless individuals – many of them minorities – remain locked up for far less, with no 'former President' to smooth over their transgressions. The pattern of powerful
individuals evading the full wrath of the law, especially after financially supporting political figures—or simply being part of the billionaire club—appears to be a recurring feature of the American justice system, making a mockery of 'equal justice under law.' Perhaps the only 'insider trading' that truly matters is access to presidential favors.