Hypothetical Situation - Jail vs Homeless?

Would You ...

  • Become Homeless

  • Goto Jail


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guyver01

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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

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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...
 

Red Squirrel

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May 24, 2003
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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.
 

biggestmuff

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Mar 20, 2001
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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.
 

JimmiG

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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.
 
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Slapstick

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Oct 11, 1999
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With jail you get 3 hots & a cot with all the man lovin' you could want.

Ummmmm....I'll take homeless.
 

dabuddha

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Apr 10, 2000
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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!
 

Linflas

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Jan 30, 2001
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Neither. I would become a bindlestiff, ride the rails, and live on nail soup.
 

amdhunter

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May 19, 2003
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I asked this same question a while ago. I had military as a choice though.

I'd rather go to jail.
 

KeithTalent

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Nov 30, 2005
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Homeless. Slightly less rapey than jail.

KT
 

Demon-Xanth

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Feb 15, 2000
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My chances and opportunities being homeless far exceed those of me in jail. In my case, I would choose enlistment first.
 

rudder

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Nov 9, 2000
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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.