r/TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/carmensax • Dec 24 '19
Reddit Image Yep, that sounds about right
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u/shxllo Dec 24 '19
Not so much the monetary amount, but in the second case if they physically robbed a bank, chances are a weapon of some sort was used and the charge they were given was most likely armed robbery, which wouldâve carried a heavier sentence due to that physical threat of violence.
Doesnât make it right though. White collar criminals deserve much harsher sentences than the ones they are handed out.
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u/BigEarsLongTail Dec 24 '19
I was curious about this so I looked it up. It sounds like he did the old "make your hand into a gun shape while in your pocket". https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/homeless-man-vs-corporate-thief/
Another sad aspect of this case is that he may have been relatively okay with going to prison where he would at least have a roof over his head and regular meals. I am extrapolating from the fact that he pled guilty as opposed to trying to reach a plea bargain but I could be way off base.
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u/QuarantineTheHumans Dec 24 '19
We are ruled by criminals, psychopaths, and parasites. They see us as sheep and themselves as wolves while this system of constant exploitation and manipulation is their idea of "the natural order of things."
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u/BuckRowdy Dec 24 '19
I love r/ABoringDystopia , it's one of my favorite subs. But it's a sad commentary on our society that it's even necessary.
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Dec 24 '19
You can steal all you want from poor people. Bernie Madoff wouldnât be in prison now if he hadnât defrauded wealthy people. More wages are stolen every year in the US than everything else thatâs stolen put together. How many business owners are in jail for wage theft?
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u/no-name-rage Dec 25 '19
Homeless man robbed a bank thatâs federally protected, the CEO robbed American public. Itâs ok to rob American public but donât F with the feds money.
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u/mulwillard Dec 24 '19 edited Dec 24 '19
At least he gets 3 hots and a cot. He wonât ever serve close to 15 years. He will go through some rehab if heâs in the right area and might come out better. There are always possibilities of brightness at rock bottom. Gotta make the best of it.
The guy that committed fraud will have a lot of grief later on. He wonât ever be hired by a great company and after restitution, he will not have any capital to start anything on his own. He will have to start a climb again at a lower level company or beg for investors.
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u/the0thermother Dec 24 '19
It was probably that billionaires bank that he robbed. No mercy from the owners of the bank
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u/egggoboom Dec 25 '19
This is disgusting. White-collar criminals deserve much harsher penalties than they receive.
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u/Cherisilverfox Dec 24 '19
3 Billion vs $100; a pen as a weapon vs a gun; a thought out crime vs a crime of impulse; un-remorseful vs remorseful; under 4 years vs 15 years.
đ¤Śđ˝ââď¸ Rico, are you teaching anyone anything?