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by AngryData 148 days ago
I don't think you hear it much these days because the punishments are extremely harsh and the best you can hope for is the state merely extorting thousands of dollars out of you and a life-long black mark for employment. Ive had jobs grinding raw castings in 100+ degree environments that full time that paid less than $30K which required background checks.

Unless you got $10K+ to drop on a private lawyer before hand, going to court in the US is a HUGE risk that in most cases is going to cost you many thousands of dollars in court fees and fines regardless with the risk of more jail time and more fees if you can't pay it off on their schedule.
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baubino 148 days ago
> I don't think you hear it much these days because the punishments are extremely harsh

Civil rights activists, including King, lost their lives for daring to challenge injustice. The penalties are no more severe today than they were then.

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AngryData 148 days ago
The incarceration rate today is 4x that what it was in MLK's day. And im willing to bet the monetary punishments are similarly increased, if not even higher.
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djeastm 148 days ago
>The incarceration rate today is 4x that what it was in MLK's day.

What percentage of that is from civil disobedience vs "the war on drugs"?

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