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Re:California teaches inmates code; some states ban them fro... by mullen on Monday August 21, 2017 @04:36PM (#15067656)
> Lack of opportunities for a nice lifestyle is not a justification for criminal behavior.

It's not about lifestyle, it's about eating and putting a roof over ones head. No wants to be a drug dealer, people turn drug dealer because they have no other opportunities.

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Re:California teaches inmates code; some states ban them fro... by zo1 on Monday August 21, 2017 @05:17PM (#15067929)
The reason I said that is because the person I was responding to mentioned this:

>"I don't know that I wouldn't sell drugs if my alternative was flipping burgers at McDonald's for $1000 a month."

$1000 per month is at least livable and means that you're not starving or homeless. So making the choice of turning to crime to go above that is a lifestyle one.

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Re:California teaches inmates code; some states ban them fro... by cultofmetatron on Monday August 21, 2017 @06:47PM (#15068413)
... where is $1000/month livable?? At that kind of wage, you can't save for the future nor can you afford anything nice.
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