You are taking my comment too literally.  Obviously, murder is not now legal.  However, it is also true that O.J. Simpson murdered two people and was found not guilty, primarily because of the suggestion that the accusation against Simpson was racially motivated.  I merely suggested that since other people also belong to identifiable races, they too could claim that they are being accused because of racism.

Thanks, that is an informative link.  So, the twinkie defense is mythical.  Since Dan White received a relatively light sentence based upon his mental illness, I could still suggest that in this particular case, Poveromo might commit murder and plead mental illness.  The whole mental illness defense has always struck me as peculiar, insofar as anyone who commits murder would seem to be acting in an insane manner.  But apparently, not all forms of insanity are equally useful as legal defenses.

Other than my original suggestion that Poveromo could avenge himself through murder, there are other possibilities suggested by this situation.  He could also avail himself of the bankruptcy defense.  Although he is not currently bankrupt, he could bankrupt himself very rapidly if he wanted to, by giving away all his money and major assets to deserving friends and relatives.  Then he would be unable to make the payments that were ordered by the court, and could even apply for welfare and be paid for having no money.  If society is going to reward parasitism and crime, while penalizing honesty and economic productivity, perhaps it is the former that Poveromo should aspire to, rather than the latter.

That is certainly one way to look at it.  It's not stolen money, it's just money.  However, the fact remains that the only reason why Mr. Poveromo is deemed to owe money to Mr. Koch is that Koch, under court order, had repaid money that he had stolen from Poveromo.  Now another court effectively legitimizes that previous theft.  The money was stolen fair and square and Koch deserves to have it, to use it to pay off his other debts.  Koch's creditors must not be penalized for having loaned money to a criminal.  Poveromo must now give up his own money in order to pay off the debts of Koch, which Poveromo did not incur.  Rather than do that, it would be more appropriate for Poveromo to divest himself of all his assets (by giving them away to deserving friends and relatives) and then declare bankruptcy himself.  He too can benefit from bankruptcy.  He should give up his business and become unemployed.  Society needs fewer taxpayers and more welfare recipients, don't you agree?  When the entire country is bankrupt, then EVERYBODY can enjoy the same benefits now offered to Mr. Koch.  A glorious day is coming.

Eh, that's not necessarily true; the law traces the source of money all the time, and not just in criminal cases.  Divorce proceedings and secured transactions (which is not the same thing as securities) do this pretty often.

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