Dred, from what you have said your brother in law is a real piece of work whose finally going to get his comeuppance, and not before time from the sound of it.
You see Im one of those rare animals that cant be corrupted.
I refuse to pay you to work for you. I dont do bribes or kickbacks.
Either you want my services, or you dont. Simple as that.
And thats probably why I will never make it "big"
But your big in integrity though. You’re the salt of the earth.
On the downside In this state this type of thing goes on up to the very highest levels of government. And its obvious
I wouldn't doubt you on that. It goes all the way to the top here i.e. central government. They got caught misappropriating $800k or more of taxpayer’s money for electioneering spending. They used the money to help get themselves voted back into power. It was a close election result and the money they stole could have impacted on the result. The election should have been scrubbed and a new one held. Fat chance of that though. At the very least some government party officials should have faced criminal charges, but no, the police are spineless and under the government's thumb.
Although the government didn't suffer the penalties of natural justice they still had the problem of having committed a criminal act i.e. theft. But no problem, they created retrospective legislation validating their action- in other words they created a law making their illegal act legal.
Nice example the gov set. If you have corruption and misuse of power at the very top there's no reason to believe it won’t set a benchmark and cascade all the way down through all the tin pot bureaucratic outfits below it.
Why else would they repeatedly vote down bills making for mandatory jail terms for state officials caught in curruption?
I don't really know how things work in the US but I was under the impression that since the FBI were investigating the corruption that they would have jurisdiction and that Federal laws and punishments would override State laws and punishments. If the state can't meter out appropriate justice can't the FBI charge, convict, and jail corrupt State government officials?
