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> he should just've been able to file for bankruptcy after he served his jailtime and that should've been it. The purpose of criminal restitution is to punish
by cbozeman 3y ago
> he should just've been able to file for bankruptcy after he served his jailtime and that should've been it.
The purpose of criminal restitution is to punish you. You shouldn't be able to discharge a punishment.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y agoI am sure a lot of people in this thread would agree with this statement taken with no extra context. The problem that a lot of people have about this specific situation is that this should never have been a criminal punishment or restitution in the first place.