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vulcan7200 t1_j9up8i7 wrote

Reply to comment by Vapur9 in Man charged after eating stolen chips dropped by thief, police say by jab116

This is what I was going to comment. It shows how callous they really are. Even if these cops believed that they absolutely can't just ignore this, they could have easily just paid the $5 for two bags of chips and gone on their way. It would have been easier for everyone involved. Instead they go out of their way to arrest the man. It's completely absurd.

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Maskeno t1_j9ut05n wrote

It's extremely unlikely, but I've heard of cops charging homeless men to give them a place to stay for a few nights in the winter months. I do highly doubt that's the case here, but I like to believe it's possible.

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vulcan7200 t1_j9va6e6 wrote

That definitely does happen. My Dad was a police officer with the Capitol Police a long time ago. There was a homeless person who basically lived under the steps of the Capitol. In the Winter he would be arrested on particularly cold nights so he wouldn't freeze to death.

But yeah, I don't think this was the case here.

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