Yup. There are currently ~180 billionaires in the Virgin Islands for a NYE mega-yacht party. Those ~180 people collectively represent ~80% of the entire nation’s wealth.
Battle_Masker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
It’s cause you’re poor.
That’s not even a joke. Those scumbags are the single richest people in the world so they can just buy their way outta any legal trouble
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 10 months ago
…anyone got a nuke?
edgemaster72@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Seriously, if ever there were a time for war crimes in the Caribbean
CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 10 months ago
War crimes in the Caribbean… man the pirates franchise is getting dark
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 10 months ago
well kane in cnc3 did that to the allies, waited till all the “heads of govt” in space and nuked them taking them all at once. its probably some parallel we can draw from.
dan1101@lemmy.world 10 months ago
And the legal system is often a country-club insider system where they protect their own.
arin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yes, case and point forbes.com/…/how-a-du-pont-heir-avoided-jail-time…
14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
literally. the trump trial just before the elections was the essence of this. the judge said he is guilty and wished him godspeed.