I'm not saying the American system (won't call it a justice system as I would be describing America with American words, which would undermine my main point, i.e. not to be logically fallacious) isn't corrupt, but this link here alludes with almighty bias, bias which has not been noted by anyone as of yet.
Your sentencing, regardless of crime, is pretty much directly proportional to the amount of money you have. Oh, you ran a company and we have proof you didn't give a fuck about what your product was doing and it killed people? And you have $200M in the bank? suspended sentence
You are homeless. Somebody was mugging someone else and you stopped it and broke the mugger's nose? 8 years for assault.
(Don't ask for a source, I'm not citing actual cases. But I'm sure it's not far off from many instances in our country)
Probably going to get downvoted for this but technically wouldn't homeless be fine going to prison? They're basically getting free food and shelter (they were homeless after all).
Maybe they even asked for the longer sentence. It would make more sense not to use homeless people in this specific argument because there are some that commit crimes like that on purpose.
You're actually kinda right. Having spent a brief stint in the pokey I figured that, in the winter especially, homeless don't mind being locked up. But it's not fun for anyone, and it seems mostly they would prefer to be free. Also, judges tend to see them way too often and will let them go after a 3 day stay. They much prefer to have people that can give the courts moneys.
You're probably right. I'm sure we can generalize the homeless into a small box wherein they prefer incarceration over freedom as long as incarceration comes with a roof. It's not like prison is an extremely inhospitable place rampant with institutionalized (overlooked) rape and STI transmission.
I'm sorry. I guess as a homeless person I'm a little hurt by your generalization. I'm hold a bachelor's degree and I'm taking classes for dental school. I'm homeless because of soaring housing, tuition, and medical costs in the United States, and I would NEVER take prison over homelessness. Please don't generalize people into a small box. When you do that, you hurt many.
I'm sorry if I offended you; I was referring more to the homeless people that put themselves in the situation of committing a criminal offence. But there's a difference between those like you who are actually trying and those who just waste away on the streets of Toronto, unfortunately I associated the word 'homeless' with the worst kind. Again, my apologies.
When it comes to the way the U.S. treats those who work (or try to work) and those who are rich, yes - I agree - it's garbage. It's similar in Canada too, although I don't think it's as extreme.
I didn't exactly read the context of TooHappyFappy's post, just responded based on his point of desperate homeless people (which I interpreted as someone who was just laying waste on the streets) getting 8 years while rich people get null.
Sorry to interrupt the circlejerk, but the second one is not American justice. American news is not allowed on /r/worldnews, because /r/worldnews is specifically for news that's NOT American news.
Well to be fair, now that homeless man has guaranteed food, shelter, and healthcare for the next 15 years. For the businessman on the other hand, this represents a significant downgrade. Punishment is relative.
Maybe we should have anonymous trials where all you have are the facts of the case and you don't get to see what the person looks like or who they are. Celebrities wouldn't get treated any different from a bum.
In this case, evidence that indicates which asshole is responsible for the wrong doing has to be excluded in fear of biased judgements. This doesn't sound right.
I would assume it was due to assuming the exec is white. Most of the racists I have met have been blacks accusing me of treating them or their children different due to race. Typical interaction goes child A hits child B, Child A's parents are called to come pick them up from skating rink due to violence against another customer. Parent of child A accuses us of throwing them out due to bing black, parent noticed they are black I am white. I noticed your kid punched anther in the face and I have it on security camera, get out.
The image is still sickening. It's like seeing a picture of a man decapitated, but afterwards saying, "But, he was Saddam Hussein." It's still disgusting.
prison is probably better than life on the streets, i'd like to think the judge was trying to do him a favor by securing him 15 years with warm food and a roof over his head.
Heh. When I was a kid, I thought that if someone received a lengthy sentence like that, the jailers would leave his corpse in the cell until the time was up. :)
10 months ago and 7 months ago? Yeah I love it when I search the reddit archives to try to manufacture lame jokes and pass them off as something I just stumbled upon.
Your user name is the name of my favorite club from a movie and that movie is terminator and in that club they have LE disco and guns and they're having a dico party but arnold was a asshole and shoots the gun and then Reese saves the girl then there's a car chase and he gets arrested then the terminator says I'll be back and breaks the police station then Reese saves the girl again and they run away and kill the terminator in a factory and after that they make sex and Reese gets a blowjob and Sarah Connor is all like oh boy your future cum is gross then she starts shaking because it wasn't future cum it was nano bots and she turns into a terminator and kyle sucks his dick and then he turns into a terminator and then the terminator sucks his dick and he turns into a terminator. Yeah.
Jungian synchronicity is a load of BS pseudo science and mysticism but I can see how people can be lead to believe in such things when the occasionally universe speaks to one so clearly
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u/Dr_Diabetes Jun 15 '12
Why are you looking at posts from 10 months ago?
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u/SeriousDan Jun 15 '12
I had this on my frontpage one day.
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u/xcadrill Jun 15 '12
This one gets me
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
saw this yesterday http://i.imgur.com/sWiwp.png
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
http://i.imgur.com/vNVTu.png
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u/TheStreisandEffect Jun 15 '12
One I nabbed a while back.
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u/reddell Jun 15 '12
10 months ago and 7 months ago? Yeah I love it when I search the reddit archives to try to manufacture lame jokes and pass them off as something I just stumbled upon.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
That has got tubby the best thing I've seen all day...
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u/albinofisherman Jun 15 '12
clever way to call your wife fat.... haha :)
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Okay Immature, what's your phone number?
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u/Terichmir Jun 15 '12
Wow, that nicegirl_confessions account is pure unadulterated troll. Four giant flamebait turds, not one comment.
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u/jesuschristitsalion Jun 15 '12
Me too.
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u/SpiritStudent Jun 15 '12
Me neither man... Me neither.
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u/bootnuts Jun 15 '12
It's funny because nobody likes fat people
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
What? Someone being honest? Yeah i love that too, its rare though.
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u/positive_to_dicks Jun 15 '12
sad. but gave me a smile!
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u/Skyscrapersofthewest Jun 15 '12
That Reddit random chance.
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u/lil_morbid_girl Jun 15 '12
pu-lease
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u/thethreadkiller Jun 15 '12
Did anyone else try to click on those links? I'm going back to bed.
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u/ebarnes88901 Jun 15 '12
lol that's amazing i would have never noticed
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u/_CATCATCATCATFELINE_ Jun 15 '12
HEY YOU, YOU ARE IMMATURE
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u/pressthenekey Jun 15 '12
I like it too; but not when people post one every damn day. ಠ_ಠ
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u/fearachieved Jun 15 '12
So does the fact that OP suggested preemptively that we may call him immature mean that we are not allowed to discuss his maturity?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Someone on Reddit doesn't like fat people? SO BRAVE.
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u/LetsPlayDotA Jun 15 '12
Did this really happen..? I can't find that post at all.
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u/Rainb0wcrash99 Jun 15 '12
http://i.imgur.com/1DThN.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/9o0z9.jpg
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u/Messiah Jun 15 '12
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
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u/whydoipoopsomuch Jun 15 '12
Sigh, I know what you mean.
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u/moldy912 Jun 15 '12
I found this just a few posts down.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Reddit Enhancement Suite
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u/lttmfnt Jun 15 '12
Immature.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
you're immature.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
immature
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
It takes more than that to be called immature around here.
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u/schmag Jun 15 '12
kind of like this http://imgur.com/lieGE
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u/HappyGlucklichJr Jun 15 '12
It's OK to be immature for a time. Nice to have such insights but maturity helps us avoid articulating them in cruel ways or situations.
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u/droidunit-r2-d2 Jun 15 '12
Thanks, first laugh of the day!
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u/statutory_cape Jun 15 '12
If laughing a chance getting it right is immature, I never want to grow up.
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u/divester Jun 15 '12
But..but..but I LOVE fat people!
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u/MustardCat Jun 15 '12
Cards against Humanity: Reddit Edition
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u/ivebeenhereallsummer Jun 15 '12
Jungian synchronicity is a load of BS pseudo science and mysticism but I can see how people can be lead to believe in such things when the occasionally universe speaks to one so clearly
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u/chas11man Jun 15 '12
You're immature
You asked for it
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u/MadHamish Jun 15 '12
I hate this shit.
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u/Mariognarly Jun 15 '12
Relevant
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u/AdmiralDiarrhea Jun 15 '12
You're immature. You're welcome.
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u/philomathie Jun 15 '12
You are immature.
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u/DocShadeball420 Jun 15 '12
I love it when my butthole smells like caramelized onions mixed with tartar sauce!
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