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[–] AtHeartEngineer@lemmy.world 84 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like corruption is playing a part in this

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 60 points 7 months ago

No kidding. So far:

  • What is at the most drastic possible interpretation only a case of exaggerated language. She said “killing people with this” when maybe she should have said “making people unhealthy with this” or “loading people up with too much sugar with this”. This civil case is being prosecuted under some kind of cyber terrorism / fomenting charge
  • They put her in a water-filled holding cell where she could only stand or squat, not sit or lie down, for twelve hours
  • After that, the police showed up at her home, invited themselves in, wouldn’t let her or her daughters leave, stayed there for twelve hours (doing what??)

This is evil, horrific, monstrous behavior. Corruption I think of as selling road building contracts over golf. This is evil corruption.