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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You seriously see nothing wrong with forcing people into poverty as the only punishment when you have actual people living in poverty? How do you not see how fucked up that is?

Like, what if he was already dead poor? What would be the punishment then?

Also, if that really is the only punishemnt ... that basically just means the middle class get 1 free crime before they are downgraded to the lowest poor tier.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@theKalash

You'd rather the state spend millions in tax dollars keeping the guy in jail instead?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You do that for a black kid with a bit of weed, so why the fuck not.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ohh with the undercover whataboutism. Nice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The poimt was that the US really isn't picky about imprisoning people, that's all.