• wabafee@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Rich guy is right his not poor yet, still has the option to mug the rich guy. Perhaps steal his car, kidnap his kids for money. Then if it still does not work overthrow the government.

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      8 months ago

      No money for food stamps, but we’ve always got another billion for more police.

      Maybe unemployed guy should just become a cop and spend his time beating on other unemployed people. Then rich guy would love him

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        8 months ago

        Easy: commit a petty crime in front of police.

        The government seems to have unlimited money to house, feed, provide 24 hours oversight and free healthcare when they imprison you.

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          8 months ago

          American Prisons are barely more than concentration camps in their modern incarnation. No A/C when temperatures soar north of 100⁰. The food is inedible. The water is toxic. Prison staff largely exist to abuse inmates, while gang membership is required to have any kind of safety behind bars.

          And that’s before the pandemic. Mortality rates in American prisons doubled under COVID. It’s a major reason why states like Texas can’t keep their prisons full. Too many inmates are dying while incarcerated.

    • RogueBanana@lemmy.zip
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      8 months ago

      Can we jump to the last one? I don’t have anything planned for this weekend.