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In the discussion thread: $1 felony: Florida man charged over soda bill at McDonald's [View all]

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 09:40 PM

shawn703 (1,715 posts)

52. What were your answers to my questions?

Apply some intellectual honesty here. I've cited evidence of how three strikes laws disproportionately affect minorities. Are you living in an alternate reality where minorities tend to vote Republican? If not, please show me how you came to the conclusion that three strikes laws are not more likely to disenfranchise Democrats than Republicans.

I'm not holding my breath.

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57 replies	Author	Time	Post
$1 felony: Florida man charged over soda bill at McDonald's [View all]	shawn703	Apr 2012	OP
The free cup probably cost more than the soda was worth.	bluesbassman	Apr 2012	#1
"The initial charge was for petty theft. But due to Abaire’s record of prior petty theft convictions	PoliticAverse	Apr 2012	#2
Floriaduh is not the only state still in the	russspeakeasy	Apr 2012	#4
The Wikipedia article lists the states and hightlights some infamous applications of the laws:	PoliticAverse	Apr 2012	#5
They missed the dreaded Cheese Bandit of Yolo County	KamaAina	Apr 2012	#17
Prison Labor.. the fastest growing segment of the labor market...	lib2DaBone	Apr 2012	#33
and the private prisons get a healthy kickback from uncle sam for each inmate housed	Blue_Tires	Apr 2012	#46
Pretty good example of what is wrong with "three strikes" laws.	yellowcanine	Apr 2012	#45
Does he get free soda in jail?	libinnyandia	Apr 2012	#3
What a piece of shit	joeglow3	Apr 2012	#6
sounds like he wanted to get back inside the joint	grantcart	Apr 2012	#18
Your tax dollars will pay for his incarceration	NickB79	Apr 2012	#41
it's not like it was an accident	d_r	Apr 2012	#7
Exactly. nt	cstanleytech	Apr 2012	#8
The initial charge was for petty theft. But due to Abaire’s record of prior petty theft convictions	AlbertCat	Apr 2012	#9
but do the taxpayers deserve to pay $40,000 for that cup of soda?	grasswire	Apr 2012	#12
Three strikes laws are meant to disenfranchise more Dem voters	shawn703	Apr 2012	#15
LOL.	tabasco	Apr 2012	#21
Must be my age?	shawn703	Apr 2012	#22
Do you have any evidence that multiple-felons are more likely to be Democratic voters?	tabasco	Apr 2012	#24
This is not a multiple felony	shawn703	Apr 2012	#27
I'm not googling squat.	tabasco	Apr 2012	#28
Nice straw man	shawn703	Apr 2012	#29
So, you don't have any evidence for your claim	tabasco	Apr 2012	#39
Well that's easy	shawn703	Apr 2012	#40
Slam. Dunk. Win. Very nice, sir. nt	NickB79	Apr 2012	#43
So, you 're speculating.	tabasco	Apr 2012	#51
What were your answers to my questions?	shawn703	Apr 2012	#52
So, you're speculating.	tabasco	Apr 2012	#53
Your numbers	shawn703	Apr 2012	#54
Yes, those are numbers. From two Minn. professors. That don't prove anything.	tabasco	Apr 2012	#56
Obviously you haven't read the whole document	shawn703	Apr 2012	#57
Or benefit for-profit prison companies.	alp227	Apr 2012	#23
If he deserves it, then much of DU deserves for illegal downloads. nt	ZombieHorde	Apr 2012	#25
much of DU would not confess to a crime in a post on the internets	JustABozoOnThisBus	Apr 2012	#36
Even if the guy is a jerk it's just a few cents worth of soda	Auggie	Apr 2012	#10
so the taxpayers of FL are going to pay $40,000/year...	grasswire	Apr 2012	#11
That's exactly what I thought!	NickB79	Apr 2012	#42
Nope. Because its all but certain he will serve little or no time	onenote	Apr 2012	#44
This act is a felony? Give me a break!	Paper Roses	Apr 2012	#13
Observation: there are a lot of law-and-order republicans on this thread.	Occulus	Apr 2012	#14
Ain't that the truth.	CanSocDem	Apr 2012	#19
Indeed!	Dogtown	Apr 2012	#35
Dude ain't a victim!	d_r	Apr 2012	#38
Look on the bright side -- the perp is a 52 year old white guy.	FarCenter	Apr 2012	#16
If only he could have helped Rmoney ruin and loot a company,	SDjack	Apr 2012	#20
This guy has a history, I'm not sympathetic.	Odin2005	Apr 2012	#26
"I'm not sympathetic."	Dogtown	Apr 2012	#34
Police State run amok.	sarcasmo	Apr 2012	#30
lol Complete idiot	chrisa	Apr 2012	#31
Someone who willingly gets felony charges for a soda has mental issues bigger than crime...	saras	Apr 2012	#32
Under Florida's sentencing guidelines there's virtually no chance this guy does much time if any	onenote	Apr 2012	#37
any way this is handled, the cost is disproportionate to the crime	grasswire	Apr 2012	#47
As you acknowledge, any process is going to cost more than $1	onenote	Apr 2012	#48
the question is larger	grasswire	Apr 2012	#50
Im just saying	KinMd	Apr 2012	#49
where are the arrests for the BANKERS	lovuian	Apr 2012	#55

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