> I did those $25 hamburgers and $13 phone calls.

Honestly, this seems cheaper than being on the outside world these days. Guess they didn't adjust for inflation yet. (Don't mind me making 1 phone call a month with my $100/month cell phone plan.)

The only thing you use your cell phone for is making a single phone call? Literally nothing else?

Also, where are you spending more than $25 for a hamburger? I'm sure you can find some high end restaurants charing that, but even in places like airports, you're not spending that much.

The $25 hamburger includes free rent, health care, and clothing. Sounds like a good deal to me.

It irritates me that the same people who step over a homeless bum on their way to Starbucks whine about the poor criminals.

Maybe someone should worry about providing hamburgers to the victims of the prisoners’ crimes.

Not all inmates are criminals, and not all criminals harmed someone.

And criminal or not, all inmates are human beings.

Not all criminals are inmates either. Many of them run your country, sign your paychecks, or decide who is a "criminal" or not.

If you genuinely believe it's a good deal, feel free put your money where your mouth is.

> It irritates me that the same people who step over a homeless bum on their way to Starbucks whine about the poor criminals.

Funny, that. Due to attitudes like yours, it's very hard for people with a criminal record to find gainful legal employment. Many end up living on the street as a direct result.

If being in prison is nicer than not being in prison, then why don't you commit a crime and confess right away? You could live for free in prison.

It's not like it's hard to get into prison.

> The $25 hamburger includes free rent, health care, and clothing. Sounds like a good deal to me. Honestly this just shows me how misinformed you are. Prisoners often pay for their own stay. This is on top of that.

Avoiding recidivism is fine. Doing what CA does and not arrest or prosecute people at all is already a horribly failed ideology.

People do not go to jail without deserving it. So how bad was your friend's record, Lancelot?

> Doing what CA does

California is the most desirable place in the world to live.

Nowhere near as bad as your posts, nor as deserving as jail as you are for making them

> People do not go to jail without deserving it.

History obviously shows differently, read a damn book, wow.

That depends. "Innocent until proven guilty" is the framework of most Western law. This creates more burden on the prosecution (i.e., the police), and creates a law enforcement environment that biases as "guilty until proven innocent".

I called the police to get my daughter to a hospital. Long story short, I gave all the details, and am now a convicted felon. I published the whole story online if you want to dig. My story isn't special, either, and people who believe the law defines morality have been very fortunate to lead such a sheltered life.