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Sad story of why he's in prison: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/06/man_sentenced_12-30_years_in_d.html https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/06/m

Sad story of why he's in prison: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/06/man_sentenced_12-30_years_in_d.html https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/06/man_sentenced_1... See also: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/10/crash_victims_family_sues_supe.html https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/10/crash_victims_f... > "While he's on bond, he commits a strong-arm robbery down in Monroe stealing a fifth of whiskey," Bredell said, adding that authorities in Monroe eventually dropped those charges because the Washtenaw County case took precedence. Alcohol has ruined a lot of lives.

noncoml 6y ago
Reminded me of the movie Another Earth. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it
whiddershins 6y ago
‘Alcohol has ruined a lot of lives’ True. True fact. You don’t know that this is that.
- anonytrary 6y ago
  I think it is fair to assume that someone who goes as far as to commit a strong-arm robbery for a fifth of liquor probably has an extremely toxic relationship with alcohol.
  - whiddershins 6y ago
    The overwhelming majority of alcoholics do not do this.
- reificator 6y ago
  > > ‘Alcohol has ruined a lot of lives’ > True. True fact. > You don’t know that this is that. I don't think it's that far of a stretch given > > he commits a strong-arm robbery down in Monroe stealing a fifth of whiskey
troupe 6y ago
Given how many lives it ruins, I'm amazed at how easily accessible it is. I'm not trying to say we should bring back prohibition or something like that. I just find it fascinating how much socialization is build around drinking something that can have this type of potential.
- kamaal 6y ago
  Its hard to ban these things. Make the access to a banned thing too hard and then you get smuggling and contraband, make it easy and then its a joke. The right way to go about banning these things is to put them just outside the reach of ordinary person's living wage. The think should be accessible, but its supply reduced and price a little high so that people begin to measure the pay off between buying and the pleasure they get from it. These things happen with Sugar too. The amount of lives ruined by easy access to a addictive thing like sugar is just unbelievable.
  - thaumasiotes 6y ago
    > These things happen with Sugar too. The amount of lives ruined by easy access to a addictive thing like sugar is just unbelievable. The American price of sugar is generally around triple the price on the world market. How high do you think the delta needs to be before smuggling gets serious? Compare cigarettes, where smuggling -- just from state to state -- is already highly profitable.
    - kamaal 6y ago
      The right question here is how affordable it is to Americans. I am not an American, but I have stayed in the US for a few years. But sugary drinks, confectionaries, desserts are affordable and easily accessible. Often inside 'healthy foods' like cereal and fruit juice. You can walk into a Walmart and Costco and end up buying lots of these things for very cheap. The tricky part is the companies seem to be making it up on scale. I mean like you can get some one to buy a really big box of Cereal by just having them compare the price of buying a several smaller boxes. Buy this small packet of lays for $2 Vs buy this large bag of lays worth 10 $2 packets for $6.5. Congrats, you just made the person buying the $2 lays packet stupid.

noncoml 6y ago

Reminded me of the movie Another Earth. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it

whiddershins 6y ago

‘Alcohol has ruined a lot of lives’ True. True fact. You don’t know that this is that.

anonytrary 6y ago
I think it is fair to assume that someone who goes as far as to commit a strong-arm robbery for a fifth of liquor probably has an extremely toxic relationship with alcohol.
- whiddershins 6y ago
  The overwhelming majority of alcoholics do not do this.
reificator 6y ago
> > ‘Alcohol has ruined a lot of lives’ > True. True fact. > You don’t know that this is that. I don't think it's that far of a stretch given > > he commits a strong-arm robbery down in Monroe stealing a fifth of whiskey

troupe 6y ago

Given how many lives it ruins, I'm amazed at how easily accessible it is. I'm not trying to say we should bring back prohibition or something like that. I just find it fascinating how much socialization is build around drinking something that can have this type of potential.

kamaal 6y ago
Its hard to ban these things. Make the access to a banned thing too hard and then you get smuggling and contraband, make it easy and then its a joke. The right way to go about banning these things is to put them just outside the reach of ordinary person's living wage. The think should be accessible, but its supply reduced and price a little high so that people begin to measure the pay off between buying and the pleasure they get from it. These things happen with Sugar too. The amount of lives ruined by easy access to a addictive thing like sugar is just unbelievable.
- thaumasiotes 6y ago
  > These things happen with Sugar too. The amount of lives ruined by easy access to a addictive thing like sugar is just unbelievable. The American price of sugar is generally around triple the price on the world market. How high do you think the delta needs to be before smuggling gets serious? Compare cigarettes, where smuggling -- just from state to state -- is already highly profitable.
  - kamaal 6y ago
    The right question here is how affordable it is to Americans. I am not an American, but I have stayed in the US for a few years. But sugary drinks, confectionaries, desserts are affordable and easily accessible. Often inside 'healthy foods' like cereal and fruit juice. You can walk into a Walmart and Costco and end up buying lots of these things for very cheap. The tricky part is the companies seem to be making it up on scale. I mean like you can get some one to buy a really big box of Cereal by just having them compare the price of buying a several smaller boxes. Buy this small packet of lays for $2 Vs buy this large bag of lays worth 10 $2 packets for $6.5. Congrats, you just made the person buying the $2 lays packet stupid.