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4. My friends in France used to tell me a joke about justice in the USA

Reply to Ford_Prefect (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 05:04 AM

Mar 2023

Three black guys meet in a prison yard. They start discussing their sentences and their offenses. The first one says he’s in for twenty-five years. The others ask what for? He says he stole a car. The second says he’s in for twenty years. The others ask what for? He says he stole a loaf of bread. The third one says he’s in for fifteen years. The other two ask what for? He says he didn’t do anything at all. The other two say, « Bullshit! If you didn’t do anything at all, you only get ten years! »

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Florida man serving 400-year prison sentence freed after being exonerated [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2023 OP

Florida must use the Napoleonic code DFW Mar 2023 #1

They did when he was convicted. It was the southern version wherein the black man is always guilty. Ford_Prefect Mar 2023 #2

My friends in France used to tell me a joke about justice in the USA DFW Mar 2023 #4

+1 2naSalit Mar 2023 #6

400 years for driving a getaway car? DeeDeeNY Mar 2023 #3

On the other hand DFW Mar 2023 #5

Now fix the system. twodogsbarking Mar 2023 #7

Why was he sentenced to 400 years for just being a get away driver? RAB910 Mar 2023 #8

How did I know, just by reading the headline alone it was going to be a black person? canuckledragger Mar 2023 #9