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ObsidianLion t1_j9u2mc3 wrote

If you have the time and resources to convict a man who ate a bag of chips (he found outside), you must not have any serious issues in your country.

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AdvonKoulthar t1_j9vpfc0 wrote

Maybe they charge him because it took no effort, crimes aren’t pursued in descending order of importance…

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ObsidianLion t1_j9y2441 wrote

Is it a crime to eat good you find on the street? Is it a crime to eat something someone drops?

They should be pursued in order of importance, because it all costs time and money. Detaining someone takes the officers off the streets. Paperwork. Space in the cell becomes occupied. All of that...for a bag of chips. I'm sure the shop didn't even press charges because of it, but they too had to waste time to react. This is incompetence. Stealing is a crime, but not every theft requires the full process.

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