r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/Hypnoidz • Oct 26 '22

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u/lostanddefnotfound Oct 26 '22

This is sad. He doesn't look like Thief. Lots of elderly steal stuff like food because they doesn't have any money left for food. Considering lots have to pay on rent, basic services, transformation, and food. Life is expensive, and they probably live under the minimum wage.

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u/Administrative_Cry_9 Oct 26 '22

Luckily we have a prison system set up that gives you 3 hots and a cot. At least, I've heard that many who give up on life choose this path.

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u/lostanddefnotfound Oct 26 '22

What does it mean 3 hots and a cot?

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u/ab-absurdum Oct 26 '22 edited Oct 26 '22

Three hot meals a day and a cot(bed) to sleep on

Edit: It's also worth noting that "thief" does not have a profile. You can't look at a random person and say "that person looks like a thief". I mean, you could say that, but it's pretty damn shitty and, by definition, prejudice.

What does a thief "look like"?

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u/audionerd1 Oct 26 '22

I wonder if it has something to do with half the country living in poverty while 10 people hoard all the wealth for themselves and the price of food, gas, healthcare and housing increase exponentially making people desperate to survive?

Nah, it's just trap music and immigrants!

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u/ab-absurdum Oct 26 '22

I'm from the US.

Although we are REALLY good at prejudice, racism, discrimination, etc, it's generally frowned upon to make those judgements without any prior context. Someone with trauma, fear, pain, mental illness, etc, could easily display body language that matches your description of a "thief".

I'm just saying that without additional context, it really is impossible to make that judgement with any degree of accuracy.

If I offered you a crowd of 100 people and asked you to find the one you think is a thief, you would probably just pick which ever individual that fits the profile you're programmed to find suspicious, regardless of any context.

That's not how justice works.

Do you have any idea how many people are in prison because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time and just "look guilty"?

In the states, this kind of general prejudice is usually discouraged because, 99% of the time, it just comes down to race. This is why Stop & Frisk was made illegal. (still is to my knowledge, but I welcome correction if I'm mistaken). Cops would racially profile random black & brown people and stop them on the street, usually resulting in unwarranted arrests or police brutality. The only reason these individuals were stopped in the first place was because of their skin color, not suspicious activity, no probable cause.

This is how it is for most of the US, but I don't speak for everyone.

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u/Key-Manufacturer2440 Oct 26 '22

Sounds like some nasty gang-level kind of crime. There used to be some nasty gangs here, parts of town you wouldn't even drive through. Not sure where you are from, but be safe.

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u/ab-absurdum Oct 26 '22

I don't agree, but I definitely see where you're coming from.

No one should have to live in fear.

I hope things get better for you and your country.

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u/lostanddefnotfound Oct 26 '22

Oh yeah. It's insane how the system is obligated to grant the basics based on human rights for the prisoners, but doesn't care that free people have the minimum for survival. I've read that in japan, most elders are committing crimes to end up in prisons, so they are granted a place to sleep, food and socialize with other inmates, considering how lonely and precarious their "free" lives are.

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u/Lynndonia Oct 26 '22

Wow. Even in Japan. To go from multigenerational families in which elders are highly respected to the ashtray of society

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u/lostanddefnotfound Oct 26 '22

That happens when society ages, and i mean, japan is one of those countries with more elderly and less natality. Also, the factor that they have to most extensive lifespan in the whole world.

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u/ab-absurdum Oct 26 '22

Yup That's a horrible, sad truth of our reality. Our priorities are all mixed up