[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

https://thebad.website/comic/equals_before_the_law

  • JayDee@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    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.

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      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.

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        There’s a movie exploring that. It’s called Life Stinks by Mel Brooks. It does not work out like you describe.

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          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.