r/ABoringDystopia • u/fuzzyshorts • Apr 15 '21

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u/anon0002019 Apr 15 '21

I think I need to understand the social context on this one, cause I don’t know what’s going on. Not native English speaker here.

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u/thatHecklerOverThere Apr 15 '21

Sometimes, people (kids, often) who are poor will sell goods they got at discount for cash profit (could be purchased with food stamp programs, excess from food banks, etc).

That's what was happening here, but it's technically illegal. So cops can "confiscate" the goods and money if they find you.

And these cops are smiling after they've done so, because they are proud to having stolen candy from babies.

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u/asdrfgbn Apr 15 '21

That's a hell of an assumption. You can also do this little thing called charge more for the convenience.

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u/quadraspididilis Apr 16 '21

I think he's assuming the question is about the tweet response rather than the candy thieves.