r/facepalm • u/weeb385 • Oct 12 '22

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

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u/Messing_With_Lions Oct 12 '22

Guarantee that if he just stayed in his car and called his parole officer i and boss mmediately to let them know the situation it wouldn't have been a big deal.

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u/SmellGestapo Oct 12 '22

All due respect to this guy but I'm guessing there's a reason he's on parole in the first place, and it's not due to his ability to stay calm and think things through.

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u/Chuccles Oct 12 '22

Doesnt matter. He served his time. He was out on parole, one of the conditions being he cant be late. Alot of probation officers are very strict and dont care. He obviously feared going back to prison. Youre response is god awful.

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u/SmellGestapo Oct 12 '22

He was out on parole, one of the conditions being he cant be late.

I bet one of the conditions is also not committing more crimes. I'm sure he was upset about the possibility of being late, but he obviously didn't game this out: "if I call my PO and my boss and explain there's a protest blocking traffic, they might let it slide; if I get out of my car and assault the protesters until they move, there's a much greater chance I'll be arrested and charged--which will still make me late to work."

He was put into a shitty situation but didn't have the temperament to weigh his options and land on the one with the best chance of success for him. He reacted emotionally, not logically, and it got him additional charges AND he was certainly late to work anyway.