he should have punched a cop. that would have helped him get a place to stay

That plan didn't work so well.

someone who wants to be arrested for a place to stay is either extremely desperate or insane. in either case he should have been taken to a shelter of some kind.

He should've just walked in with a joint's worth of pot. He'd have a place to live for years and years after that.

FTA: The man left the police department disappointed,

I just imagined an entire PD frowning and shaking their heads at the same time.

So, did he at least get to keep the gps jewelry?

From the Chico Enterprise-Record?

It is a cruel world where prisoners have their basic needs met better than the homeless.

Playinodds: someone who wants to be arrested for a place to stay is either extremely desperate or insane. in either case he should have been taken to a shelter of some kind.

Mostly desperate. It's very common around my area for the homeless to get themselves arrested over the winter time.

rev. dave: It is a cruel world where prisoners have their basic needs met better than the homeless.

Homeless people HAVE had their needs met or they would be DEAD. Prisoner's are in jail against their will, most homeless folks are there by their own choice. The ones that aren't there by choice usually go find jobs eventually.

Terrydatroll: rev. dave: It is a cruel world where prisoners have their basic needs met better than the homeless.

Homeless people HAVE had their needs met or they would be DEAD. Prisoner's are in jail against their will, most homeless folks are there by their own choice. The ones that aren't there by choice usually go find jobs eventually.

Living up to your name, eh?

If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.

Terrydatroll: rev. dave: It is a cruel world where prisoners have their basic needs met better than the homeless.

Homeless people HAVE had their needs met or they would be DEAD. Prisoner's are in jail against their will, most homeless folks are there by their own choice. The ones that aren't there by choice usually go find jobs eventually.

The derp is strong with this one.

Terrydatroll: rev. dave: It is a cruel world where prisoners have their basic needs met better than the homeless.

Homeless people HAVE had their needs met or they would be DEAD. Prisoner's are in jail against their will, most homeless folks are there by their own choice. The ones that aren't there by choice usually go find jobs eventually.

So they never die from exposure? Who would report them dying of starvation, remember no one cares about them.

He could have done what my buddy, Scott did.Link (new window)

(Story doesn't mention that he's Schizophrenic and was off his meds at the time.)

I would have walked right outside and taken a dump on the steps.

This isn't weird; it's sad. It's a treatise on how the term "justice system" is a misnomer since it creates perpetual punishment instead of attempts to rehabilitate. It breaks the will of the individual - even further if they truly are guilty of some crime for which some form of punishment is reasonable, since their will must be broken in order to commit it in the first place, or rather just is the initial incident that breaks their will, since many crimes are not crimes for justifiably reasonable reasons and are simply implemented because someone hates that others have the freedom to be different or a municipality needs revenue - and then prevents them from repairing their will because they are restricted not only from working certain jobs (even if they are qualified) but also from living basically anywhere but an outlying tenement residence at the edge of the county, in the woods, or under a bridge.

rebelyell2006: From the Chico Enterprise-Record?

I think he's the police chief here in Edgewood, NM now.

Farked_in_the_NW: Sad tag out on break? This isn't strange, it's tragic.

This.

/:(

thelordofcheese: This isn't weird; it's sad. It's a treatise on how the term "justice system" is a misnomer since it creates perpetual punishment instead of attempts to rehabilitate. It breaks the will of the individual - even further if they truly are guilty of some crime for which some form of punishment is reasonable, since their will must be broken in order to commit it in the first place, or rather just is the initial incident that breaks their will, since many crimes are not crimes for justifiably reasonable reasons and are simply implemented because someone hates that others have the freedom to be different or a municipality needs revenue - and then prevents them from repairing their will because they are restricted not only from working certain jobs (even if they are qualified) but also from living basically anywhere but an outlying tenement residence at the edge of the county, in the woods, or under a bridge.

It's hardships like these that keep most people from committing crimes. You are looking at it from only one angle. Sure, those who are imprisoned face unreasonable hardships when they are released, but the very existence of these hardships deter much more crime from ever being committed. These x cons act as an example to those who would consider delving into the world of crime.

Terrydatroll: thelordofcheese: This isn't weird; it's sad. It's a treatise on how the term "justice system" is a misnomer since it creates perpetual punishment instead of attempts to rehabilitate. It breaks the will of the individual - even further if they truly are guilty of some crime for which some form of punishment is reasonable, since their will must be broken in order to commit it in the first place, or rather just is the initial incident that breaks their will, since many crimes are not crimes for justifiably reasonable reasons and are simply implemented because someone hates that others have the freedom to be different or a municipality needs revenue - and then prevents them from repairing their will because they are restricted not only from working certain jobs (even if they are qualified) but also from living basically anywhere but an outlying tenement residence at the edge of the county, in the woods, or under a bridge.

It's hardships like these that keep most people from committing crimes. You are looking at it from only one angle. Sure, those who are imprisoned face unreasonable hardships when they are released, but the very existence of these hardships deter much more crime from ever being committed. These x cons act as an example to those who would consider delving into the world of crime.

You know, I have an even better idea. The very least we, as a society, should do is pass a law *forbidding* ex-cons from finding any kind of work at any wage level. This way, we deliberately make certain that they can't afford anything at all; no clothes, no shelter, no car and most importantly above all other things, NO FOOD. The very least ex-cons should do for us all is starve to death for our collective entertainment and general amusement. Seriously, what significant use can you use a felon for?

Besides, I love being completely unreasonable to those kinds of people, and society has a duty to be inhumanely nasty towards them. Just yank basic needs out from under their feet and let your inner schadenfreude roll in. Hard. After all, I believe justice and making examples out of people should be entertaining.

And don't any of you farking DARE quote the Eight Amendment to me. I have a fiery, raging hate for that one.