[French writer Anatole France is drawn wearing a flowery tie]
The law,
in its majestic equality,
forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread
-Anatole France
[French writer Anatole France is drawn wearing a flowery tie]
The law,
in its majestic equality,
forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread
-Anatole France
But they don’t apply when the rich do it
…that’s entirely the point
The rich aren’t forced into situations where they have no other choice but to sleep rough, beg and/or steal food to survive
But they choose to and its legal when they do it just look at copyright
I’m not entirely sure I understood.
You are saying, even when rich people commit crimes, like copyright violations when creating AI models, they don’t get punished?
If so, yeah, agree.
I’m trying to tread this comment but my client won’t let me.
When’s the last time you saw a billionaire commiting vagrancy?
That’s the whole point being made, the laws are created to crack down on things which are done exclusively by the downtrodden.
A billionaire could have an odd situation where he would chose to do one of those things, because he knows he’d be able to buy his way out of any consequences.
There’s a movie exploring that. It’s called Life Stinks by Mel Brooks. It does not work out like you describe.
Nothing made by Mel Brooks is accurate to reality. Except for tangential plot points that add pith to the hilarity and hilarity to the poignancy.
Drunk guy on sunset right near the 405 two years ago passed out in very fancy suit
Whoosh