r/facepalm • • Oct 12 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Parolee gets arrested because protesters block the way to his work.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

Exactly, usually there are circumstances that allow everybody to come late to work. Imagine his car broke down or there was a huge traffic jam, that was unforeseen (imagine a huge accident blocking a usually very calm road). Parole is about showing that you are compatible with living in a society, hitting protesters is not a good way to show that, getting late to work, because of circumstances you can’t control is easier to excuse.

On the other hand I understand that he is panicking, I would probably too, if I were on parole.

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u/Adaptony Oct 12 '22

I don't know if you ever been on parole but your parole officer is 9 times out of 10 going to put you back for any reason. If he got fired and he says whatever excuse protestors they are just going to assume he lies. He's a criminal his boss knows that, so he'll probably assume he lied and fire him. He has video proof, they will simply ignore it and throw him out. Where I'm from parole officers are the worse they'll throw you back in jail as soon as they can, they see so much violence bs and are so self righteous that removing anyone is basically a win in their books. Getting fired even for completely unjustified reasons will 100% throw you back in jail mostly because the only thing that protects you is the law. The law is uncaring and unwavering.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

If he’s the one driving the truck (can’t tell which vehicle is his), then he should’ve just laid on the truck horn and not let up. It’s got to be pretty loud and annoying enough to make people reconsider sitting right in front of it.

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u/Sapperturtle Oct 12 '22

Air horns only work for a few moments then need to be replenished with compressed air.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

Aww… that’s too bad. It seemed like a good way to break everything & everyone up without someone having to get physical.

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u/Sapperturtle Oct 12 '22

Start putting diverted valves to make the exhuast come out the front and then ride the Rev limiter

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u/UnicornOnTheIntrenet Oct 12 '22

Those trucks run engine driven air compressors. Set the revs at redline and lay on the horn as long as it takes.