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Deputy arrested for bringing Whataburger to inmate (search.app)

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When my kids were little, I went with them on a group tour of the police station. Hopefully the jail part of the tour was intended to be a “scared straight” experience because they really succeeded in making it dehumanizing.

For food, they said they would take money from your possessions to buy McDonald’s. No choice of what food, no choice of better food, no choice of when. And you get your meal whether you eat it or not.

Whataburger seems like a huge step up, plus if you’re stealing my money, giving me a choice doesn’t seem out of line

[–] nomous@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

For food, they said they would take money from your possessions to buy McDonald’s. No choice of what food, no choice of better food, no choice of when.

This is hilarious, I feel like there are better ways to show kids the horrors of imprisonment than telling them "you don't get to pick your value meal."