TIL Alice Walton (Walmart heir) killed a pedestrian in a driving accident and was never charged. She has also been arrested for DUI twice but never charged.

The sketchy part is not her not getting convicted. It’s that no charges were even filed. I also enjoyed this bit of info from one of the sources regarding the other DUI incident. Prosecutors in Texas have dropped a 2011 drunken driving citation against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heiress Alice Walton.

lsjmhar,
@lsjmhar@lemmy.world avatar

Just a lucky person I guess!

reverendsteveii,

there is no law, only power

HeavenAndHell,
@HeavenAndHell@lemmy.world avatar

And billionaires wonder why we vandalize their stuff.

circuitfarmer,
@circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Wow, people with obscene amounts of money being treated differently than everyone else. Who would have thought? Did not see this coming.

nihilist_hippie,
@nihilist_hippie@lemmy.ca avatar

Rules for thee, not for me

FReddit,

Justice comes … at a price.

yoz,

🥲

dinckelman,

If anything, justice doesn’t come if you can pay the price

Showroom7561,

It doesn’t surprise me. Even regular folks who kill pedestrians and cyclists get off easy. This is just one step further because of $$$

Illegal_Prime,

To be fair, I doubt most people who commit vehicular crimes in Texas get charged.

illiteratepotato,
@illiteratepotato@lemmy.ml avatar

It’s not like it was an abortion or anything…

Illegal_Prime,

That’s part of it, but vehicular crimes specifically are often overlooked, many people aren’t concerned by high numbers of road fatalities, and often resort to victim blaming, as if it’s just a cost of living.

gamer,

Interesting insights about motor vehicles coming from someone on “dmv.social”

Sconrad122,

Hahahaha, that’s DC, Maryland, Virginia. Not Department of Motor Vehicles. I guess Maryland doesn’t have DMVs, but it fools local Virginians from time to time too, don’t feel bad

Mdotaut801,

Lmao

BigDiction,

This is a highlight interaction in the Lemmy comments for me so far.

Madison420,

One of the few crimes in Texas you cannot be arrested for is suspected ovi and open container.

gmtom,

Not to be an Internet edgelord, but if some billionaire killed one of my family and got away with it, I would make it my life’s mission to hunt them down and make sure they get some kind of justice.

10DollarBanana,
@10DollarBanana@lemmy.world avatar

I would devot my life to ruin them.

giacomo,
@giacomo@lemmy.world avatar

I’d watch that movie

gamer,

This reminds me of that movie “Assault on Wall Street” where basically some dude goes on a killing spree and starts murdering a bunch of wall street people. Except, the guy is framed as a hero, which I assume is because it came out not too long after the 2008 financial crisis (~2013). I watched that movie in like 2017, and it felt antisocial and lunatic-ey.

I wonder if we’re at a point right now where a similar movie about going on a killing spree against billionaires would do well?

Leviathan,

I feel like we’re at a point right now that if someone actually started popping off billionaires a significant portion of the population would cheer.

PrincessZelda,

It might lift my spirits a little each morning

spasm01,

certainly seemed like everyone appreciated titanic taking a few more fat cats recently

Rolive, (edited )

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ChickenLadyLovesLife,

You would have a great deal of difficulty just getting near them. Billionaires don’t hang out at Walmart - ironically enough in this case.

soulifix,

Neither does it’s CEO. They only care about shareholder meetings.

Madison420,

Driving themselves sorta negates the idea of private security, they’re not mutually exclusive but it would be very weird.

ME5SENGER_24,

There’s no such thing as a good billionaire

pozbo,
@pozbo@lemmy.world avatar

If you look deep, deep down (approx. 12,500 feet down) I’m sure you can find something nice to say.

Treczoks,

The US has the best justice system money can buy.

Ghyste,

Just remember: You don’t have to shop at Walmart to support the Waltons. Your tax dollars go to the social programs that many Walmart employees are forced to depend on because Walmart won’t pay a living wage.

Getting away with murder is only one privilege of being wealthy.

AncientFutureNow,

Buckle up Buckaroo.

BrineBlade,

It’s gonna be a bumpy ride

runs over 5 people

xuxebiko,

Read about Robert H. Richards IV, the Du pont eir whho raped his own children. Guess how much prison time he saw?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/denizcam/2019/06/14/how-a-du-pont-heir-avoided-jail-time-for-a-heinous-crime/?sh=2b94a2a029db

crusa187,

“Affluenza” is a totally credible defense, allegedly.

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