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A 53 year-old homeless man was arrested after trying and failing to use a counterfeit $20 bill to...

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A 53 year-old homeless man was arrested after trying and failing to use a counterfeit $20 bill to buy toothpaste and food. @ManhattanDA prosecuted him, a jury convicted, and he was sentenced to 4-8 years in prison. Ct. of Appeals just reduced it to 3-6. http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2019/2019_00371.htm …

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A 53 year-old homeless man was arrested after trying and failing to use a counterfeit $20 bill to... (Original post)	mahatmakanejeeves	Jan 2019	OP
Justice is only for the rich. eom	HopeAgain	Jan 2019	#1
Jean Valjean	exboyfil	Jan 2019	#2
But You Can Launder Money For Drug Dealers And Get A Fine	PaulX2	Jan 2019	#3
But you can scam people out $millions and get a year and probation.	sinkingfeeling	Jan 2019	#4
Or sell out your country...and get 2 weeks in "prison".	Crutchez_CuiBono	Jan 2019	#6
That is not justice. It is an extreme waste of resources on a foundation of stupidity.	c-rational	Jan 2019	#5
Is he the counterfeiter? If so that's a fairly serious crime ...	mr_lebowski	Jan 2019	#7
How many homeless people have the ability to create at least passable counterfeit bank notes?	VMA131Marine	Jan 2019	#9
So that's $150,000-$300,000 in taxpayer money	VMA131Marine	Jan 2019	#8
Just a guess, but it's completely possible that he was given the $20 bill	Ferrets are Cool	Jan 2019	#10
Ones and fives	Going to Jackson	Mar 2019	#11

Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:12 PM

HopeAgain (4,407 posts)

1. Justice is only for the rich. eom

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Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:13 PM

exboyfil (16,893 posts)

2. Jean Valjean

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Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:14 PM

PaulX2 (2,032 posts)

3. But You Can Launder Money For Drug Dealers And Get A Fine

Justice is only for poor people.

Look at Trump.

A life of crime.

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Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:17 PM

sinkingfeeling (45,768 posts)

4. But you can scam people out $millions and get a year and probation.

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Response to sinkingfeeling (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:30 PM

Crutchez_CuiBono (7,725 posts)

6. Or sell out your country...and get 2 weeks in "prison".

Papadopoulus.

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Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:23 PM

c-rational (2,107 posts)

5. That is not justice. It is an extreme waste of resources on a foundation of stupidity.

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Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:41 PM

mr_lebowski (26,750 posts)

7. Is he the counterfeiter? If so that's a fairly serious crime ...

If he just unknowingly used a fake $20, this sentence is an absolute f***ing travesty.

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Response to mr_lebowski (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:50 PM

VMA131Marine (3,436 posts)

9. How many homeless people have the ability to create at least passable counterfeit bank notes?

I'm guessing zero!

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Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:49 PM

VMA131Marine (3,436 posts)

8. So that's $150,000-$300,000 in taxpayer money

which will be used to house him for the duration of his incarceration. This is not remotely sensible. It is not rational! It would make more sense to give him $30k per year for 10 years so he can get his own place and get the help and support he needs to be able to support himself.

There needs to be a de minimus rule in sentencing where there's no jail time if the amount of money involved in the underlying crime is less than (I'll throw out a number) $10,000.

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Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 01:01 PM

Ferrets are Cool (16,331 posts)

10. Just a guess, but it's completely possible that he was given the $20 bill

while panhandling. That would be some sick shit.

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Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 02:41 AM

Going to Jackson (25 posts)

11. Ones and fives

If I counterfeited, I'd make ones and fives.

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