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[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 109 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Jail.

That's the answer.

You'll sleep in jail. Possibly for the rest of your life.

Also the cop will beat the shit out of you now for mouthing off.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 53 points 8 months ago (3 children)

and in jail each resident will cost tax payers approximately $80,000.00 per year on average.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 13 points 8 months ago

More in the first year if they manage to fight the charges in court for a little while.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

Yes but then we're punishing them and letting some corporation buy their labor(not from them, and not in such a way that covers the costs) and pay them in top ramen. Which is morally better, Jesus says so.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

... It's funny that inflation makes that feel like a steal in most sub-urban places now.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

going to jail? what a bargain! :D

[–] SacralPlexus@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

We need armed citizens groups to keep these thugs off our streets.

[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

But prison is so much more expensive... Looks at political donations from prison companies Ah - that'll do it.

Why bother with representation and good policy when you can have corruption, graft, and all the wonders of late stage capitalism.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Jail.

That’s the answer.

The answer to what question though? If it is what's presented here in the comic, I.e. "what to do instead of sleeping on the street", then that's a remarkably American answer, and requires significant stupidity and/or malice.

There are much better approaches.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago

Yeah we're not talking about ideals, we're talking about the present. Stupidity and malice is pretty much it.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

As opposed to the beating you were going to get, for... Reasons.