Hypothetical Situation - Jail vs Homeless?

[guyver01]

Hypothetical Situation..

You know you're about to become homeless... no job, no income, no money, etc..

would you

(1) Become homeless... live on the streets, homeless shelter, etc?
(2) Commit a minor robbery, go to jail?


Personally... i'd commit a minor robbery... you know... hold up a 7-11 or something... go to jail. At least i'll have a roof over my head, a bed to sleep in, and 3 squares.

 

[Agentbolt]

Homeless in a heartbeat. You can do whatever you want, all day. Live somewhere like here in AZ and you can sleep outside 365 days a year without worrying about freezing to death. Plus you can fix being homeless. If I'm homeless, my life has derailed for sure, but in a year or so I could find a job, get an apartment, buy a car, etc... Good ol' USA.

If I knock off a McDonalds or something, I go to jail, come out in 3-4 years, and my life is fucked. I'll never get a good job, I'll never get a decent house, etc...

 

[DangerAardvark]

If you're homeless you can always go stab a dude and go to jail.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Homeless.

While some jails get wiis and all you can eat buffets, it's not a choice you can make before getting there. You could end up in a crappy one with bubba showing you anal tricks you never knew were even possible.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Id go to jail and do this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4S3yF3ustQ&feature=related

 

[biggestmuff]

Homeless. It'd be cool sittin' 'round drinkin' Night Train and yellin' at walls and shit. I'd have to move to a more stable climate first, though.

 

[Colt45]

hobo train something pwn

 

[EricFartman]

rob icecream from children whom between 7-14 with out papa's view...i said in China

 

[justinm]

Homeless. Can't fix jail

 

[JimmiG]

If "homeless" meant sleeping outside in the streets, I don't think I would be able to survive that. I wouldn't know how to get food, find shelter etc. I just don't have those skills, having had an apartment and always some income (though for some periods only barely enough for the rent and food) ever since I moved from home. Since it's -22C outside now I would probably be found dead the next day.

If I had access to a shelter, one or two meals a day etc. then I would take that over jail. Thankfully I don't have to worry about that since I'm studying now and will hopefully have a job in 1.5 years or so. Also you really have to misbehave and screw up to loose social benefits here, including housing.

 

[Slapstick]

With jail you get 3 hots & a cot with all the man lovin' you could want.

Ummmmm....I'll take homeless.

 

[dabuddha]

Hypothetical Situation..

You know you're about to become homeless... no job, no income, no money, etc..

would you

(1) Become homeless... live on the streets, homeless shelter, etc?
(2) Commit a minor robbery, go to jail?


Personally... i'd commit a minor robbery... you know... hold up a 7-11 or something... go to jail. At least i'll have a roof over my head, a bed to sleep in, and 3 squares.

Don't forget all the free sex you could ever want!

 

[rasczak]

need to specify. there's jail, then there's prison. two different beasts.

 

[Linflas]

Neither. I would become a bindlestiff, ride the rails, and live on nail soup.

 

[lxskllr]

Homeless. I'd live like a king out in the wild.

 

[FoBoT]

where am i LESS likely to get cornholed

 

[bignateyk]

Depends on where I lived. Hawaii, i'd go homeless. Detroit i'd take prison.

 

[MotF Bane]

Jail. You'd freeze up here on the streets.

 

[amdhunter]

I asked this same question a while ago. I had military as a choice though.

I'd rather go to jail.

 

[ViviTheMage]

If you're homeless you can always go stab a dude and go to jail.

best of both worlds.

I'd choose homeless...easier to come back from then going to jail/doing time.

 

[ktehmok]

Homeless. Criminal records are for life.

 

[KeithTalent]

Homeless. Slightly less rapey than jail.

KT

 

[Demon-Xanth]

My chances and opportunities being homeless far exceed those of me in jail. In my case, I would choose enlistment first.

 

[rudder]

Hypothetical Situation..




Personally... i'd commit a minor robbery... you know... hold up a 7-11 or something... go to jail. At least i'll have a roof over my head, a bed to sleep in, and 3 squares.

And several pieces of bulk sausage up your arse.

 

[boomhower]

Around here they prefer homeless in the summer and jail in the winter.