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jimbolauski@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

A bribe is more than a gift, there needs to be an action to betray their responsibly, ie undue influence. Your parents are not bribing you by buying you a birthday gift.

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PizzaMan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

On top of that, he is in fact a Supreme Court Judge, meaning his rulings effect literally everyone. Any and all gifts towards him absolutely can lead to conflict of interests, as is shown in the above 3 links. That’s bribery.

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- jimbolauski@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Conflict of interest != bribery Unethical behavior != bribery
  
  Bribery is a gift for an action. Nothing you have posted shows that Thomas acted due to a gift.
  
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  - PizzaMan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yeah, because being pedantic really makes things better.
    
    At the end of the day I don’t care what you call it, he is corrupt.
    
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    jimbolauski@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Words have meaning, when you use the wrong words out of ignorance, hyperbole, or malice it diminishes what you are saying.
    
    Read what I posted a little more closely “acted due to a gift.” The two articles you keep posting show no evidence of that.
    
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