Nicola Sturgeon was detained (arrested) for questioning and released with no charges.
It seems to me that the term justice is taken more seriously in the United Kingdom than in the United States. Two recent examples:
- Former Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, recently lost his seat in Parliament because during the pandemic lockdowns, he held parties at 10 Downing Street where there was no social distancing, no mask requirements, and then he lied about it.
- Former Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested and jailed this morning on allegations that the Scottish National Party (SNP), of which she is the leader, misspent more than £600,000 (approx. $750,000 USD) in donations for an independence campaign.
Both of these are crimes, and while I do not downplay the seriousness of either, I cannot help but compare and contrast those two situations to our own here in the U.S. We have a former president who lied and conspired with foreign foes to get…
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