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Re:Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan by prvit on Friday November 25, 2022 @03:17AM (#33740352)
> So what you are basically saying is that poor people should suffer more for committing the same crime as someone rich.

Do you believe that rich people should suffer more because poor people can’t afford bail?

If you break a leg, should everyone else have their legs broken too? That’d be fair, right?

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Re:Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan by Kbelicius on Friday November 25, 2022 @06:53AM (#33741540)
> Do you believe that rich people should suffer more because poor people can’t afford bail?

They aren't suffering more than poor.

> If you break a leg, should everyone else have their legs broken too? That’d be fair, right?

No.

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Re:Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan by prvit on Friday November 25, 2022 @11:15AM (#33743774)
> They aren't suffering more than poor.

But they are suffering more than they would if given the ability to post bail.

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