Homeless man gets 15 years in jail for 100$, CEO gets 40 months for 3 Billion.
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lol pro quoting is proThe Unworthy Gentleman said:
there are many variables to it but to conjure everything up, it sucks, but the homeless guy didn't do anything regretful, like killing someone and actually making a run with the money like some dumb people..so i'll just leave it be and hopefully the next CEO to pull this kind of crap gets flamed badly
This is just a thought, maybe it is because he is homeless that he is in prison for longer? Think about it, in prison, he has a bed to sleep in, three meals a day, showers and even gets free healthcare.
So maybe it is actually an act of kindness to put him in there for so long.
*Just noticed Chappy basically said the same thing as me*
So maybe it is actually an act of kindness to put him in there for so long.
*Just noticed Chappy basically said the same thing as me*
15 years?! For stealing $100 out of desperation, only a fraction of what he could have taken, and then giving it back and turning himself in.
And then some greedy rich asshole commits $3bn fraud and gets a quarter of the same sentence?
I had to type that out for myself just to clarify what I was reading, also what the fuck.
And then some greedy rich asshole commits $3bn fraud and gets a quarter of the same sentence?
I had to type that out for myself just to clarify what I was reading, also what the fuck.
Even if it's made up, others on this site have pointed out that bills currently in Congress will make it a felony to stream copyrighted content while just stealing a physical copy from a store will still be a misdemeanor.
It's like the patches for the legal system are made by Obsidian or something.
It's like the patches for the legal system are made by Obsidian or something.
Aside from the last line, this is my thinking. I've seen several articles where someody will try to land themsleves in jail for the fact that it is a roof over their head and 3 hot meals a day. Hell, one article I read showed that a man stole one dollar from a bank,asking the teller to call the police. The reason: he would get free healthcare whilst in prison, and would have a place to live for a few years at least.Jaded5542 said:
This is awful! The CEO doesn't surprise me (money talks), but the homeless guy? Come on! He only took $100! And he gave himself up not long after because he felt guilty! I'm not saying he should be let off the hook entirely, but maybe just a month in prison? Unless this entire thing was a scheme to stop being homeless (Jail IS a roof over your head, free meals, and medical care, right?) In which case, um... hope it works out for you, Mr. Brown, and I hope nothing... um... unfortunate happens to you during your incarceration...
I figured digital journal wouldn't have been good enough, so I did 5 minutes extra digging and turned up the apparent original source of the story. Supposedly there is an image that says the story isn't true, at least partially untrue, but the link was dead. I don't expect the story to be 100% true, I expect that he was released far earlier or the story has been twisted. Regardless here is the article [http://www.ktbs.com/news/23350821/detail.html].Mouse_Crouse said:
it sounds all horrible and mad, but think about it he now has a roof, food and whatever correctional facility's that prison has at it's disposal
he probably has access to books in there at least
the dude was on the street starving, isn't anything better than that?
it's still backwards, but the world isn't perfect the worst thing they could do would be to send him back out free where he'd just go steal more money / food from someone and make a general nuisance of himself or get himself killed
he did go rob a bank after all, just saying.
he probably has access to books in there at least
the dude was on the street starving, isn't anything better than that?
it's still backwards, but the world isn't perfect the worst thing they could do would be to send him back out free where he'd just go steal more money / food from someone and make a general nuisance of himself or get himself killed
he did go rob a bank after all, just saying.
This is the perception:
The homeless guy failed because of his own inability to succeed in the world.
The CEO is seen as a guy who has succeeded, yet made a "mistake".
Basically the term "credibility" should be called into question here. It also has to do with whether or not the said individual can or cannot recover from his downfall. An ex-CEO has more changes than the homeless guy because of the perceived belief of "worth".
Not my opinion, but it's how I believe our society views everything.
The homeless guy failed because of his own inability to succeed in the world.
The CEO is seen as a guy who has succeeded, yet made a "mistake".
Basically the term "credibility" should be called into question here. It also has to do with whether or not the said individual can or cannot recover from his downfall. An ex-CEO has more changes than the homeless guy because of the perceived belief of "worth".
Not my opinion, but it's how I believe our society views everything.