AsSubtleAsABrick t1_je51jhm wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:51 PM

Reply to comment by Seventhson65 in Newark Man Stole Cell Phones and Cash, Faces Life in Prison by madsheb

What was he supposed to do instead? Let me guess, "get a job"? Which would be so easy for him given his record.

Seventhson65 t1_je5gfvs wrote on March 29, 2023 at 3:32 PM

Felons can’t get jobs after leaving prison? His job prospects are certainly limited, but employment is still very possible. He isn’t a victim of the “system”. He’s a criminal by the actions he took by his own free will. Three previous armed bank robberies and this is his fourth. Good riddance, he isn’t capable of living in a civil society.

Johnnydellz t1_je5yorl wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:27 PM

Anyone can get a job now a days and they have temp agencies for felons to get work… He just doesn’t want a job, he went back to his old ways.

AsSubtleAsABrick t1_je64hhr wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:03 PM

What good does a temp agency do when you are diabetic? He needs health insurance, not a minimum wage call center job.

I guarantee if he had the choice of a stable job with a living wage, healthcare, and housing vs. stealing he would do the former.

Seventhson65 t1_je6bqah wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:50 PM

He did have the choice, but decided to commit multiple felonies. He chose to limit his opportunities for his future. But it’s funny how you justify armed robbery with his life’s decisions.

I can’t argue with stupid.

AsSubtleAsABrick t1_je6l48i wrote on March 29, 2023 at 7:50 PM

He had the choice of a living wage with healthcare and stable housing? You sure about that?

Because median household income in Newark is $41k, or about $20 an hour. Median per capita income is $22k. Most people are making minimum wage ($14/hour) and you know that doesn't include health coverage. And half of people make less than that.

So yeah, I can completely understand why and how people get into situations where they make bad decisions. When the choice is being evicted, starving, dying without insulin, and robbing someone, I see why that last choice can seem like the only option.

But hey, YOU are doing great in life, so fuck him I guess.