• Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlOP
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    11 days ago

    Hate it when they make examples of people who hurt the rich or famous

    Make examples of by… checks notes failing to prosecute anyone for three decades?

    This is who Tupac was, btw; not your typical “rich and famous” person. I don’t think there has been a more political rapper with as much mainstream success.

    Also fyi the guy who was just convicted of the murder told police (on tape, in 2008!) that he was offered $1M by Sean “Diddy” Combs to do it.

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      11 days ago

      Are you arguing tupac wasn’t rich and famous? Are people getting 40 years for a single murder generally?

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        11 days ago

        Are you arguing tupac wasn’t rich and famous?

        No, he was certainly rich (by some definitions) and famous, although at the time of his death his net worth was negative several million (owed to his record label). But did you watch the video I linked?

        Are people getting 40 years for a single murder generally?

        For first-degree murder, especially for someone with a criminal history as in this case, a sentence of “life without parole” is not uncommon in Nevada.