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Emily_Postal t1_je4mcl1 wrote
Is this the three strikes and you’re out rule?
dsarma t1_je4o3fa wrote
He was released early, and then went out and did this dumb shit. He wasn't fully free, he was under house arrest.
>Graham got “early compassionate release” after 13½ years and was put on home confinement in November 2020 in Newark.
>His early release was based on a diabetes diagnosis, obtaining a high school equivalence degree in 2014, and attending prison programs to help him obtain gainful employment upon release, according to federal court papers.
>Graham robbed the East Orange cellphone store just two months after he got out of jail.
Like. Dude. You weren't even fully out yet.
ScrollHectic t1_je6zll6 wrote
SMH 🤦🏿♂️
AsSubtleAsABrick t1_je4t4dk wrote
It's almost as if the system was not designed to rehabilitate people but just to punish them. Dude needed money, has a medical condition, and a felony record. What the hell was he supposed to do?
Seventhson65 t1_je50ul4 wrote
Ummmmmmmm
Not commit an armed robbery maybe 🤔
AsSubtleAsABrick t1_je51jhm wrote
What was he supposed to do instead? Let me guess, "get a job"? Which would be so easy for him given his record.
Seventhson65 t1_je5gfvs wrote
Felons can’t get jobs after leaving prison? His job prospects are certainly limited, but employment is still very possible. He isn’t a victim of the “system”. He’s a criminal by the actions he took by his own free will. Three previous armed bank robberies and this is his fourth. Good riddance, he isn’t capable of living in a civil society.
Johnnydellz t1_je5yorl wrote
Anyone can get a job now a days and they have temp agencies for felons to get work… He just doesn’t want a job, he went back to his old ways.
AsSubtleAsABrick t1_je64hhr wrote
What good does a temp agency do when you are diabetic? He needs health insurance, not a minimum wage call center job.
I guarantee if he had the choice of a stable job with a living wage, healthcare, and housing vs. stealing he would do the former.
Seventhson65 t1_je6bqah wrote
He did have the choice, but decided to commit multiple felonies. He chose to limit his opportunities for his future. But it’s funny how you justify armed robbery with his life’s decisions.
I can’t argue with stupid.
AsSubtleAsABrick t1_je6l48i wrote
He had the choice of a living wage with healthcare and stable housing? You sure about that?
Because median household income in Newark is $41k, or about $20 an hour. Median per capita income is $22k. Most people are making minimum wage ($14/hour) and you know that doesn't include health coverage. And half of people make less than that.
So yeah, I can completely understand why and how people get into situations where they make bad decisions. When the choice is being evicted, starving, dying without insulin, and robbing someone, I see why that last choice can seem like the only option.
But hey, YOU are doing great in life, so fuck him I guess.
biscovery t1_je4xjup wrote
Steal shit from best buy, break into cars. Plenty of low court bullshit crimes he could have done rather than be a felon committing armed robbery. Low hanging fruit…
AsSubtleAsABrick t1_je51nvi wrote
So instead of committing crime, he should commit crime. Got it.
biscovery t1_je52aok wrote
If you wanna hustle like a criminal at least don’t be a fucking idiot about it.
dsarma t1_je530ej wrote
Maybe he should try not being poor? -Republicans, probably
Seventhson65 t1_je4pnkh wrote
Article states it’s a “harsh penalty”. It’s was an armed robbery. Throw away the key!
Nwk_NJ t1_je5ix87 wrote
🤷♂️🤷♂️
dsarma t1_je4jl6h wrote
> The reason: Graham is a convicted felon who spent 13½-years in federal prison for three armed bank robberies in 2006. So, his latest conviction for brandishing a handgun in a violent crime will be treated with greater severity.
Dude was out for a couple of months and then reoffended.