Here is one of the reasons I once criticised/mocked the American historian Timothy Snyder when he boasted of "the rule of law." He doesn't contextualise that law in class, race and capitalist relations where "big thieves hang small ones."
Jailed for Life for Stealing a $159 Jacket?
And 3,200 more serving Life Without Parole
Jailed for Life for Stealing a $159 Jacket?
And 3,200 more serving Life Without Parole