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GooFoYouPal t1_j5v3po4 wrote

Reply to comment by mortgagepants in Philadelphia juvenile street gang linked to thefts of nearly 100 firearms from Pennsylvania gun stores by TreeMac12

Yeah, I get what you’re saying, but cmon man, you’re being pedantic, comparing a mistake on one’s taxes to knowingly participating in a criminal enterprise seeking to flood an already extremely distressed city with even more gun violence. Like, seriously.

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mortgagepants t1_j5v55gd wrote

i was actually referring to stealing cars in this case. but more broadly to giving out the maximum penalty for everything. like some people are gonna get leeway, understanding, exception to the rule, while some 16 year old kid is gonna get locked up for 7 years for a fucking kia.

the gun thing is a serious issue, and whoever is buying or inducing these kids into this needs to really be punished for sure.

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GooFoYouPal t1_j5vj0uf wrote

I realize this might blow your mind, but have you EVER considered that there is no arch-criminal/ Keyser Soze type “buying” or “inducing” them to do shit. They are fully aware that stealing peoples shit at gunpoint is wrong and carries consequences, everywhere except here anyway, and YET, they still, somehow, make the decision to do it anyway.

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mortgagepants t1_j5ymtdp wrote

have you ever considered they're broke, hungry, bored, abused?

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GooFoYouPal t1_j5z8z44 wrote

JFC

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mortgagepants t1_j5zlmbf wrote

i guess not man. every 16 year old in the city who commits a crime is doing it for pure violence and malice.

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