• potoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Driving Uber, I hear so many stories like this. For example, I never knew you paid for this “privilege,” and apparently you PAY TO BE ON PROBATION!? Among so much other insane bullshit.

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      Even more insane is prisoners (and their families) end up paying for their incarceration. When you consider that 40% of African American men are under some form of penal supervision, this goes a long way to explain why so many seem to be in a perpetual state of poverty.

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      1 day ago

      when i was in my early 20’s i had a friend who was on house-arrest. She unknowingly convinced me that if i ever found myself in her situation just to do the time instead of aiming for a house arrest plea-deal for similar reasons.

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      Lol I paid $5000 for a plea deal, along every step of the way I’ve confirmed with my lawyer and judge that I can just pay my way out