A West Virginia couple are charged with human trafficking, child neglect, forced labor and more after, prosecutors allege, they adopted five Black children from a shelter to do forced labor and live in deplorable conditions. read more
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Eight men walked free after gang-raping 15-year-old girl in a case that stunned the world. According to local newspaper, a woman wrote one of the rapists writing, amongst other things, that he was a "dishonourable rapist pig" and a "disgusting freak". She will now face more jail time than eight of the convicted rapists. read more
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The Tesla has electronic locks and there is no physical key to gain access. Firefighters had to break the window of the vehicle to get the child out as quickly as possible.
How much do you figure just to rent one?
#28 | Posted by brerrabbit
"Recommended pay rate is at least minimum wage. However, depending on the type of work and the ability of the older adult to pay, the youth may negotiate a more satisfactory rate of pay." York County, PA Rent-A-Kid program yorkcountypa.gov
Of course they do. They have rooves over their heads. They got theirs. Screw everyone that doesn't. #32 | Posted by LauraMohr
You act like those roofs dropped out of the sky and no one had to work to earn it. Meanwhile we have millions sneaking into this country a year illegally for the opportunity to work. I too would like to shoot up with drugs every day, hang out, drain societal resources, and expect everyone else to pay my way.
[...] instead let's fine someone for sleeping on a bench like that will accomplish something. #33 | Posted by truthhurts
And then they will get jail for repeating. And then they will have to decide whether to make changes in their life or not.
Should people receive help to get off the street? Absolutely, but when a single city is spending almost $700 million a year on homeless services (www.sfchronicle.com) and still has 10,000+ homeless on the street, there's more going on. Maybe take into account human nature that people will always choose the path of least resistance when there's free money to be had.
Instead of, you know, providing them with resources and housing [...] #15 | Posted by truthhurts
"S.F. spent millions to shelter homeless in hotels. These are the disastrous results" www.sfchronicle.com
"The city of San Francisco believes it may need to pay up to $26 million for damage and lost revenue to hotels that homeless residents caused during the pandemic, as it attempts to resolve claims from the hotels that agreed to participate in the city's shelter-in-place program." www.sfchronicle.com
But yes, by all means, let's keep shoveling resources at people who believe they live in a consequence-free zone.
Like I said, you're all welcome to roll out the red carpet for these fine individuals in your communities. SCOTUS didn't prohibit anyone from playing a sucker.
Better than shooting a delivery driver, so it appears that Florida Man is evolving.