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meltingpotato t1_ir82o78 wrote

what the fuck? being poor was a crime in Delaware? punishable by fines and fees?

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Dorocche t1_ir8f0x5 wrote

Being poor is effectively criminal in most places. It wasn't literally illegal in Delaware.

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maybeCheri t1_ir8h0k1 wrote

This is how things are in a huge number of communities. The government budget counts on the fees they charge people for a minor infraction then late fees on top of late fees on top of jail fees. It is one of the things that people were protesting in Ferguson, Missouri USA when Michael Brown was killed by an asshat cop. The judges would give fines so that their salaries could be paid by the budget propped up by the fines they gave. Legal Extortion.

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