Comments on: Faking Terrorist Attacks in Order to Graduate http://www.jackpo.org/2006/10/20/faking-terrorist-attacks-in-order-to-graduate/ "I dream of things that never were, and ask why not." - RFK Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeanne http://www.jackpo.org/2006/10/20/faking-terrorist-attacks-in-order-to-graduate/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Jeanne Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:24:59 +0000 http://www.jackpo.org/2006/10/20/faking-terrorist-attacks-in-order-to-graduate/#comment-214 On a corollary: a man held up a bank for $40; handed the 2 twenties over to the security guard and said "Today's your day to be a hero" and waited to be arrested. Upon reaching court, he asked the judge to give him a prison sentence of 3 years, until his social security started kicking in, because his life as a minimum wage menial laborer was less preferable than jail. I'd like to lastly add that the prosecutors were at a loss as to what to do: put him in jail or argue that the man didn't commit a crime. Moral of the story: goes to show you that you don't need to look outside of the US to find those similarly desperate people. On a corollary: a man held up a bank for $40; handed the 2 twenties over to the security guard and said “Today’s your day to be a hero” and waited to be arrested. Upon reaching court, he asked the judge to give him a prison sentence of 3 years, until his social security started kicking in, because his life as a minimum wage menial laborer was less preferable than jail. I’d like to lastly add that the prosecutors were at a loss as to what to do: put him in jail or argue that the man didn’t commit a crime.
Moral of the story: goes to show you that you don’t need to look outside of the US to find those similarly desperate people.

]]> By: actor212 http://www.jackpo.org/2006/10/20/faking-terrorist-attacks-in-order-to-graduate/comment-page-1/#comment-213 actor212 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:09:53 +0000 http://www.jackpo.org/2006/10/20/faking-terrorist-attacks-in-order-to-graduate/#comment-213 Hey, Jack, you commented at my blog, so I figured I should return the favor. This article is interesting and there are even parallels (minus, you know the terror aspect) in America. Homeless people, faced with the choice of sleeping on the streets, in a shelter, or in jail, often commit petty crimes, like public urination, in order to get a warm bed, a couple of meals and a shower. Hey, Jack, you commented at my blog, so I figured I should return the favor.

This article is interesting and there are even parallels (minus, you know the terror aspect) in America. Homeless people, faced with the choice of sleeping on the streets, in a shelter, or in jail, often commit petty crimes, like public urination, in order to get a warm bed, a couple of meals and a shower.

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