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Canada is the new California. These poor people stealing cars need money because they are out of work. We can't throw them in jail for being jobless and "unhou
by farceSpherule 2y ago
Canada is the new California.
These poor people stealing cars need money because they are out of work. We can't throw them in jail for being jobless and "unhoused"
- p51-remorse 2y ago… but we can throw them in jail for stealing cars.
- whythre 2y agoThese are usually powerful and organized criminal gangs. They are not small time, put-food-on-table-because-it’s-the-only-way. If you interact with criminals, they are not the ‘noble poor,’ they are predatory and see their victims as deserving. And often they hurt the other low income people around them.
- dboreham 2y ago> see their victims as deserving There are psych experiments that show this is a prerequisite for crime.
- malcolmgreaves 2y agoThe guy you are replying to is being sarcastic.
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- BadHumans 2y agoI can't tell if you are implying we should throw them in jail for being out of work and homeless or saying they believe all thieves are unemployed.
- mardifoufs 2y agoAlmost never happens in Montreal, compared to Toronto. I mean it's more common than it used to be but not very common. So it really sounds like a Toronto issue.