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How elites use the courts to silence those who challenge them (thenorthstar.media)
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cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/81198

In early May, a group of tenants in Montreal‘s Saint-Laurent neighbourhood organized to block work in their apartment complex that they feared would expose them to asbestos. Three months later, the landlords responded with a defamation lawsuit and a request for an injunction against “the tenants’ assembly of Norgate and Chameran​​​​​​​”, organized with the help of the group Off the Defensive.

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[–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

TL;DR: Money. They have it, you don't. That's what courts are for, protecting the interests of land owners.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Preserving the status-quo, regardless if it's inequitable. Did someone say ACAB?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    Courts, police, and law were created and funded by landowners throughout history as a way to protect "their" assets from the poor. They do not exist to protect or serve people regardless of the PR campaign to be tough on crime, clean up the streets, or make the country safe.

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