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CWuestefeld on March 28, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: After seven years, exactly one person gets off the...

American freedoms only apply to rich people.

This sole example of getting off the list was a case of someone who was very NOT rich, getting pro bono legal help. It wasn't riches that led to this success.

e40 on March 28, 2014 | [–]

You realize there was a value to that pro bono legal help, right? It easily could have been in the millions.

pixl97 on March 28, 2014 | [–]

>getting pro bono legal help.

Riches by proxy.

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