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flamehead2k1 t1_j9u1gz8 wrote

Reply to comment by Churrasco_fan in Family of elderly man beaten to death with traffic cone blindsided by teen suspect posting bail: 'I lost it' by JBizznass

Anecdotal but I know a lot of wealthy suburbanites that donated to these bail funds.

It was a way they could say they "did something " that didn't involve actually interacting with poor minorities.

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Churrasco_fan t1_j9urwgc wrote

Wealthy Suburbanites: The city is a crime infested hellscape I avoid at all costs

also Wealthy Suburbanites: Cash bail is discriminatory and infringes on the civil rights of low income minorities. I will donate to fight this injustice so those accused of crimes can walk free until their day of court

Make it make sense

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flamehead2k1 t1_j9v0pzr wrote

More of a

"We acknowledge there's a problem here but don't really want to get our hands dirty and would prefer to just throw money at the issue"

Similar to how they need to get their house painted but don't want to get paint on their nice clothes

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Churrasco_fan t1_j9v2st0 wrote

Philadelphians: The wealthy suburbs profit off their proximity to the city but disproportionately hoard money and state resources, leaving the city high and dry

also Philadelphians: how dare you rich snobby suburbanites donate to Philadelphia non profits?!?

Make it make sense

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flamehead2k1 t1_j9ve9wd wrote

1.5 million people have a variety of opinions and it isn't always black and white.

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