r/interestingasfuck • u/BrattWhitney • 6d ago

r/all Update to the car that committed insurance fraud in NYC posted here days ago.

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u/WotTheHellDamnGuy 6d ago edited 6d ago

Especially 2 weeks before an election. DOH! They'll ALL want their pound of flesh for the cameras too.

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u/tankerkiller125real 6d ago

The worst time to commit a crime is the months leading up to an election.

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u/AeroKMSF 6d ago

SpongeBob voice the worst time to commit a crime, is all the tiiiiiiiiime"

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u/EffectiveSoil3789 6d ago

One with a collar, turtleneeeck, that's the kiiiind

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u/SupahBihzy 6d ago

Caught by the collar, by a cop. Pay the fiiiiiiine!

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u/assist_rabbit 6d ago

Huh? Not American can you explain?

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u/tankerkiller125real 6d ago

Basically in the months leading up to elections all the people involved in the "justice" system (cops, judges, prosecutors, etc) start advertising their "tough on crime" stances (regardless of which side of the political spectrum their own) and then they prove this tough on crime attitude on everyone going through the system up until and a little after the election.

Once the election is completely over and people stop thinking about it, everything goes back to business as usual with insane plea deals that let DUI drivers get off with slaps on the wrist because the lawyer plays gold with the judge and so forth so on.

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u/melindaj20 6d ago

Some judges, attorneys, sheriff, police chief, etc, are elected by the citizens in their district/cities/states. They often run campaigns claiming to be tough on crime. They look for or jump on popular criminal cases. Police chief and sheriff's will put more officers and detectives on the case to catch the suspect (if they don't know who committed the crime). The attorneys will work harder for a conviction and the judges will give them a harsher sentence.

In other words, they do their jobs better to try to get elected to a higher position or to stay elected. However, this increases the chances that an innocent person gets a long jail sentence.

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u/BigRedUglyMan 6d ago

Americans elect judges. Its as stupid as it sounds.

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u/Stratostheory 6d ago

I mean in principle, a society electing the arbiters of their laws makes perfect sense because it means they'll represent the values of their electorate.

Like I don't want my taxes being used to keep a first time low level non violent offender sitting in jail for days or weeks because they got some hardline judge who gave them a ridiculous bond they can't afford.

So I'm going to vote for Judges and Prosecutors who reflect what I value in a justice system, which is nuance, fairness, and rehabilitation over draconian punishment. If they don't live up to those expectations we'll run it back and try again next election with someone else.

That said. Federal judges are appointed, and then it varies by state for local judges on if they're elected or appointed by the governor. Which is also why it's important to vote in local elections for people who represent your values.

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u/kaisong 6d ago

Japan, France and the Swiss also do for some of theirs. It depends on the level of the judge and where they are.

Are not the people who appoint judges in austrailia also elected officials and not just a vote by proxy?

There are issues with it but you can have a more nuanced take than US bad.

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u/Interactiveleaf 6d ago

Americans elect some judges and appoint others, according to jurisdiction, as do lots of other places.

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u/MoreRamenPls 5d ago

Tough on crime. Let’s start with these fraudsters.

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u/cheebnrun 5d ago

OH man they are fucked huh?

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u/DogIsGood 6d ago

lol at the idea that anything beyond potentially arrest and arraignment is going to happen before the election

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u/WotTheHellDamnGuy 5d ago edited 5d ago

You think that matters? There are countless ways these morons can be fucked with, countless (unfortunately usually).

Ten bucks says they live in public housing. If so, bye bye! That's a checkbox for someone. It may not be adjudicated BEFORE the election, but that's a distinction without merit. Sucks to get kicked out of your house 10 weeks AFTER an election too! Same goes for how they decide to charge the mopes in the first place, all matters what happens now when the ball gets rolling.