Testing the Law? | Tales From the Bottle

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[@P.B606]

Ok

[@Blazing_Hyperion]

Sentence him to community service.

[@urbanshadow777]

Or was he????

[@3L_B4R7O]

Ah, what a curious endeavor you have embarked upon, seeking to prohibit a gentleman from indulging in the most delectable of cheeses! One must marvel at the depths of depravity to which your mind has descended, for it is indeed a most twisted and lamentable affliction you bear. I had hitherto believed that such shadows could not dwell within the breast of a man, yet here you stand, a veritable embodiment of moral decay, where a heart ought to pulse with the warmth of humanity. How utterly shocking it is, dear sir, that you, of all individuals, should astonish me to such an extent! Your proclivity for cruelty in the face of a humble delight reveals an unsettling truth about your character, one that would make even the most jaded of souls recoil in horror. Pray, reflect upon this grotesque inclination of yours, for it is a blight upon the very essence of civility!

[@RdTrpBrgr]

made me question the current year, not gonna lie.

[@BelleFlower15]

At our local jail, people will refuse to leave the location after being released. For the crime of refusing to leave the detention center, they are put back into the detention center. Checkmate.

[@bradleysublett]

"what are you gonna do, throw me back in the cell" "Yes" "ill save you the trouble then" ^How i imagine conversations go

[@ASOwnerYT]

wow must be a very nice jail if people want to stay stay so bad

[@DarkElfDiva]

@@ASOwnerYT Or being homeless is so bad that jail is less bad.

[@SeanSMST]

The real world is brutal. If that's too hard, a place where you get fed, shelter, and your basic needs met looks pretty bloody nice. I think I would choose surviving than a good chance of dying too.

[@ZacharyH20]

​@@SeanSMST so we just have to make the jails extra dangerous and terrifying then. Problem solved!

[@JB_user5684]

reminds me of that Lawrence John Ripple guy, who robbed a bank and sat down at the bank and waited for police. he told them, he just wanted to get away from his wife. the judge gave him house arrest.

[@Vile_Entity_3545]

Sadistic

[@TomKappeln]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DarkElfDiva]

I heard about a guy who robbed a bank for $1 so he could go to prison and get free treatment for his cancer.

[@ferretyluv]

Smart judge.

[@Willy_Tepes]

That was cruel.

[@kisamexsx]

I like this man, he feels like a force of nature. He exists in 2 states, standing in the middle of the road or in prison, and there's absolutely nothing anyone can do about it.

[@charliemcmillan4561]

There is nothing on this fucking earth that can break his zen

[@AndrewBrowner]

except maybe... an impatient motorist

[@LTPottenger]

Probably dying to get back in instead of slaving away as peon in modern UK

[@Dubbywatch]

well they could not lock him in prison, i interpret it as a protest to the prison industry

[@jwr2904]

​@@AndrewBrowner just be sure to add some brake marks lol

[@dirtydan9785]

This man has the rare honor of having been diagnosed with commitment to the bit.

[@JustJove]

The Bit has claimed plenty of lives. I myself have left my family and joined a cult in the glorious state of Ohio just for the bit.

[@anomaletix]

the greatest bit runner of all time

[@CaterpillarFetus]

I'm part of a whole family of bit runners. My parents had me for the bit.

[@ozAqVvhhNue]

He's just standing there... MENACINGLY!

[@MoabFrican]

Hide behind that street sign

[@diogenesstudent5585]

Whats this from

[@MoabFrican]

@@diogenesstudent5585 Spongebob

[@TitoSausalito]

Wee woo wee woo!

[@moggtheboss3087]

@@diogenesstudent5585Season 1, Episode 7a of SpongeBob SquarePants; “Hall Monitor”

[@usaccdecks8363]

He is literal silent manifestation of "I'll fuckin do it again"

[@little.zayzay]

Literally 😂😂😂

[@Samsquanch6969]

Hyuck!

[@ct6502c]

and again, and again, and again...

[@northernpuffer9222]

Holy white diamond

[@this_is_ironic5659]

​@@Samsquanch6969 picturing psychosis goofy in the police station, bloodstained, "I'll fuckin' do it again! a-hyuck!"

[@rustyshackleford5269]

I have been in Corrections for 12 years and met 2 guys like this. The first one said he doesn't have any family or friends outside of prison. He doesn't really mind being in prison. He had a point. If you have nothing, why not? The second didn't have the money for house arrest (Apparently in the US you need to pay a bunch of fees to get arrest). He didn't have the money to and figured he was going to go out in style. He walked from his parole officers office to the liquor store across the street and stole 1 beer. He then slammed it in front of the PO and went back to prison.

[@swampfire6600]

why would you pay to get arrested who would pay for that?!

[@pegcity4eva]

You the tax payer

[@CyberUtilia]

I don't have anything, except nature. I wouldn't want to live if I couldn't go out in nature.

[@zenfrodo]

No, no, house arrest is something different here. Regular arrest lands you in jail; conviction lands you back in jail or prison. For some crimes and offenders, there's an option for house arrest while you're waiting for trial, where they put an ankle shackle on you that monitors your whereabouts AND requires a bigger bail. You're confined to your home and can't leave, and your communications are limited. They've also started using this for certain non-violent crimes, too, as an alternative to prison or jail. That also costs $$$, not only for the ankle monitor but also as an additional deterrent to just going on the lam.

[@colinthemarines]

@@swampfire6600 Because house arrest is a privilege; someone has been convicted of a crime, and if they meet certain conditions and the judge agrees to it, they can be offered to serve their time on house arrest instead of serving it in jail. The benefits to this are obvious; the person gets all the comforts of home, everything from food to blankets are all miles better than what they would have in jail. They can sleep when they want, shower when they want, eat when they want. So nearly everyone would prefer to do house arrest over serving time in jail, but there's many, many fees that come with it, and financial resources are often the deciding factor for who can actually do it (rather than who should morally or ethically be able to do it). And this is all referring to the U.S. system, different countries have very different forms of house arrest , and even in the states, the specifics vary a lot from state to state.

[@harlster4163]

A court order preventing you from doing something that's already illegal is crazy

[@deuslra3088]

no no, it is to prevent you from doing small crimes over and over again. For example it could be an accident yk, maybe he wasnt okay that way? maybe he saw something on the road? Stuff like that. They dont send him to prison for doing something like that once. But that court order means if he does it again he will face the consequences harshly

[@dmitrychernivetsky5876]

@@deuslra3088 So basically just court making up laws then, which is also crazy.

[@blitzentiger1306]

​@@dmitrychernivetsky5876If you trespass after being told to leave that's illegal cops will kick you off the property if you get a court order from trespassing and do it again you will be arrested it's just that simple.

[@dmitrychernivetsky5876]

So 3 years for trespassing then? I would love to see where in the law it says that

[@deuslra3088]

@@dmitrychernivetsky5876 i believe there is a rule for repetetive crimes

[@runkenrun1]

I think the solution is obvious, every time he breaks the law he gets a 3 year ban from jail and if he keeps it up he could be sentenced to life without jail.

[@luka188]

Checkmate

[@Dayvit78]

Then he murders someone, gets life imprisonment... to be served after finishing his life without jail sentence.

[@runkenrun1]

@ it’s tough but fair

[@Greg-yu4ij]

Wtf kind of judge sentences him to 3.5 years for standing in the road? Or for contempt?Give him 3-7 days at a time in the hole and he’ll snap out of it.

[@BillFerrero]

"Mute by visitation by God." What a funny way to say he was "born this way."

[@Saufs0ldat]

People can go mute without being born mute.

[@GigaMaximus]

bro discovered free will

[@sya_7489]

Refused to be an NPC and cheated the matrix

[@rjstewart]

While I don’t know why he keeps reoffending, it’s possible he also recognizes the fallacy that all authority is based on so he simply refuses to participate in the false construct that is the “legal system”. Instead he recognizes the only truth; that we are all equal apes on a rock flying through space and the government has no authority, only a monopoly on violence. Personally it’s how I see things but I also enjoy the comfort of my own bed and not being a victim of government violence so I go along with it. Doesn’t mean I believe their authority exists.

[@claytonsimons3361]

bro realized his true freedom as a human being and found out the infinite amount of possible things he could be doing

[@AAYMF]

also free food

[@ct6502c]

​@@sya_7489incel 🙄

[@Loren_Arg_6816]

Average chaotic-neutral shenanigans

[@ryanbauer3680]

Wouldn't that be Lawful Neutral as he was using the law?

[@Loren_Arg_6816]

@@ryanbauer3680 damn, that's clever

[@Pleasant_Plant]

@@Loren_Arg_6816 its also lawful because he has a specific goal and method.

[@HyphenMint]

@@Pleasant_Plant depends on your definition of lawful. If it's based on a code sure, but if it's based on following the laws of the land, standing on the street until arrested is pretty chaotic.

[@aedwynn6474]

Back when I used to DM back in the 90's I'd probably have split the difference here and just have him as Neutral. His actions ultimately being selfish, but neither malicious nor benevolent. I doubt he cares much about codes or laws or such - he's just doing what works for him.

[@Brodyquester]

That guy basically found how to take advantage of the system, the most innofensive way possible

[@TheSegert]

Not really advantage. He doesnt probably have a penny to his name. Doesnt have chance in life. Oh wel. A warm bed and 3 meals it is. Its a easy life. But it is sad that it is the only one available to him. This is what our society has become. When punishment is preferable to living in society. Then you have to look at what is going wrong in society. But nobody wants to ask that hard question.

[@Tom_Cruise_Missile]

​@@TheSegertso, are you a socialist, or do you think rainbow flags are the end of western civilization?

[@TheSegert]

@@UberFoX I think we are on the same page. My point was. That if in society. 'Punishment' (going to prison) is more preferable to being in that society. Then we as a society have fricked up. Not the punishment part. But the society part. If you are homeless cant afford anything. Cant get a job because you are homeless. Cant get help because you are man and have the incorrect skin colour. Then society has Ffed up. Just wanted to note too. How many women homeless do you see? How many women are in prison? Apperently it works for the opposite sex. Just not for men. We are trowing men away like this as a society. Because of sexism, hate and egoism.

[@EndranExit]

@@TheSegert not gonna lie if i get in street situation which might happen in future i will proably do same thing i mean prison sounds better than starvation and cold

[@Kekatronic]

@@TheSegert For some people, thats simply all they need or want

[@zlm001]

0:16 That’s a good way to describe why you need a lawyer. You’re playing a game where no one is obliged to tell the rules or tell you the truth except for your lawyer. On top of that, the legal and judicial system wield a lot of power even if you think you know the rules.

[@GrooveQuest]

This is the #1 reason you need a lawyer, they know the rules, you don't. That why the next time I'm in one of those little rooms, I'll give them the most serious look I can muster and say very calmly "Boobies, Lawyer"

[@SoelGriffin]

Your lawyer is not obligated to tell you the truth, especially if its a court appointed one.

[@TheTwinn]

Just to point out the police in the UK can't lie to you in the same way they can lie in the US. The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 makes it illegal for the police to mislead a suspect. Lies of omission are not illegal however. For example: Police find your hand print on a window. They are under no obligation to tell you they found the print even if you ask. They can lie and say they haven't found prints. Lie of omission. If instead they lie and say they found the prints on the murder weapon they have just committed a crime and your entire case is being thrown out, with the interviewing officer most likely losing their job and going to jail themselves.

[@SoelGriffin]

@@Tbot_2 This is not an absolute, especially when the attorney is an appointed one.

[@j.griffin]

However, Here in the US you DO have The Right to Remain Silent!

[@jergar3953]

I know of a man who was released after years in prison. Within a week, he decided he wanted back in. He robbed a gas station apologized to the clerk. Then stepped out the door, sat on the curb, and never said a word to the authorities. Free food, free medical, and structure. If you're at the bottom, modern prisons are at least a couple steps up, if not more.

[@wildaviation5528]

As a swansea local I had no idea this guy existed. I live not 5 minutes from the police station and never even heard of him. Although, I must say this seems far too normal for swansea... this city has been on the decline for a while now and when push comes to shove food and shelter comes before freedom for a lot of unfortunate people :(

[@Zoey_KL]

my wife wanted to move to swansea (if we are talking about the Wales Swansea and not any other Swansea) but it was just like. Why?

[@vlnow]

Im guessing they dont want to advertise his case, and that is why you have not heard of him. I am from newcastle. I know someone whose job brings him into the many 'self game ending' events that occur in newcastle. The local press almost never covers these events, evejn whehn some are dramatic...i think for the same reasons your local press might not cover silent man, 1. Its embarrassing to the city leaders that things have gotten so bad 2. They dont want copycats.

[@TristanLane520]

If you want to meet him...go stand in traffic outside the station 😂

[@Eric_Hunt194]

He was probably once given a free hot dog with some interesting ingedients by two young brothers who had stolen a hot dog van... (sorry, that's the only Swansea reference I know, apart from that it's called Abertawe in Welsh and that the Vetch Field had one of the weirdest football stands ever.)

[@PaulSmith-pi4om]

I had no idea either and i hail from Sketty. I may vaguely remember seeing him on the cover of the post a while ago but i never read that rag. I suppose it might be like the Welsh equiviiant of bushcraft?

[@snowcat9308]

There are quite a few instances of homeless people intentionally committing petty crime to be imprisoned (for food/shelter/etc) here in the US.

[@molexproductions4353]

Same in the UK mate....

[@lowenevvan8619]

Some homeless people just want to be left alone, without having to pay for anything except the bare minimum required by law. Doesn't work so well when the law still pertains to them for basic human liberties like not getting stabbed because someone just felt like stabbing someone, resulting in homeless camps being broken up overnight from one person's actions, because a police presence in most homeless camps is simply dangerous and unwelcomed. Others are actual people who're struggling and can't find legitimate help, slipping through the cracks where it's better to sell of their freedom to a prison or commit crimes because legitimate work barely pays enough to rent an apartment, let alone even having a home.

[@madmax6662]

@@lowenevvan8619 So true

[@ct6502c]

​@@lowenevvan8619"homeless people." You mean BUMS

[@hornetf18]

Three hots and a cot.

[@bobbyferg9173]

6:26 I like how the perspective makes it seem like the cop is the one behind bars, because the justice system is the one entrapped by his actions

[@SpaceMissile]

"I'm not locked in here by you, you're locked out there by me!" -his thoughts, probably

[@SageGilbert191]

You make it sound like this man is taking down the justice system Destroying the government This man is a threat to the entire nation

[@CGR89]

His brother’s conclusion was the exact one I came to as well. For someone who has absolutely NOTHING in their life it’s often a better place than their normal day to day. Free food and lodging is more than a lot of people have. There’s been documented cases of people who will “rob” a bank by passing a note, receiving the money, and then sitting down in the lobby waiting for the police to arrive just so they can go to prison. It’s honestly very sad. At the very least he’s being non-violent about it.

[@brianpeck4035]

Gimme the money or I'm going to implode.

[@geronimo5537]

The problem is once a person goes to jail. No one wants to hire them, no one wants to live with them, and only the drug dealers want to do anything with them. Its just endless hardship to really never succeed without a prior wealthy family. Society has a difficult time accepting someone once they are excluded from the machine. So the logical thing is to just go back to jail and resume being the somebody you created in the prison eco system. I was in Corrections for seven years in the US. Like Rusty mentioned, this condition of wanting to return to prison to be taken care of. Is actually pretty common. The running joke, is to say, see you again in six months when an inmate releases that then gets tired of starving in the streets. So they commit a crime to be intentionally caught and sent to prison again. Its fear of society really. You live in a box, get comfortable with its daily routine, and then one day you get tossed into the big open skies unsure where to go. People rather return to their box. Sadly, you can see the same thing with people who leave the military that fail to adapt to civilian life. Personally, I know of three people who committed murder to return to prison. Of which, they said such would happen if they were released many many times before leaving. The state is simply not allowed to imprison without evidence I was told. (though people get placed in prison purely from words all the time) Then you see the person back in six to eight months for another 15-30 year run with a sad piece on the news how they broke into a family home sleeping visiting their kids. The convicts, didnt like that story either and that person lasted about a month behind the walls before he was found left laying in the same way he did the family. Maybe silent man standing in traffic is not a bad alternative. A parting true story, one of the best reasons I ever heard for someone wanting to break out of prison. The warden would not approve the person to attend his mother's funeral. (the family had a restraining order on him) The guy breaks out, travels some 40 miles invading police, attends funeral, and then basically wonders around aimlessly because no cash. When he came back I asked why he escaped when he only had a few months left. That was pretty much his answer. He said escaping is the easy part. After escaping there really is no where to go when you are by yourself and broke.

[@internetaddict1642]

bro set up his afk autofarm wrong 💀

[@Swagster-45]

Diabolical work🙏

[@User0000000000000004]

Funny thing, I thought of the prison idea the first instant I heard what he was doing. He's not violent because he doesn't want to hurt anyone, probably a right nice bloke. But being in prison, especially in a first world nation other than the USA, is MUCH better than being homeless.

[@ZIEMOWITIUS]

If this exact scenario was playing out in the U.S., then the only explanation would be that he must be gay.

[@moth.monster]

USA prisons exist as slave camps TBH

[@RealCadde]

Are you sure being homeless in the USA is better than being in prison in the USA? Sure, the US is a vast nation with many variables and being homeless in Miami is not the same as being homeless in Chicago. But at the end of the day, US prisons have roofs and they serve prisoners food. As long as you aren't put in prisons with violent gangs and serial rapists etc then you are just going to have a bad time, but not necessarily a horrible one. Being homeless can be worse than bad.

[@dw300]

@@RealCadde You might wana read that again bro

[@RealCadde]

@@dw300 "especially in a first world nation other than the USA, is MUCH better than being homeless." There, i read the part i took issue with again. What's the deal?

[@charlessaint7926]

When they say, 'You have the Right to remain silent,' doesn't mean you have to turn into a Mime.

[@STCWGaming]

🤫🧏

[@jeanaprewitt9658]

Yeah it does. Even giving his name would be testifying against himself. He doesn't have to say one word. Not one.

[@Zxlok]

@@jeanaprewitt9658give em the old thousand yard stare, act like they aren’t there. Either asylum or a lawyer

[@Kuwaitisnot_adeployment]

No but it does mean you can 😂

[@MomentsInTrading]

The Right to Remain Silent is a US Constitutional Right, but this happened in the UK.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

"how you would you beat the silent man?" uh with a club?

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

perhaps a tire iron?

[@perjotsidhu]

A real jail 🤣🤣

[@LordMarcus]

Lol

[@svenrio8521]

American cops 😂

[@AndrewBrowner]

hes standing in the road for prolonged periods.. a car is the obvious tool

[@Chiberia]

If people chose to "stand mute" in prior courts, they would take them outside and place stones on them until they entered a plea. More weight would be added until they finally pled one way or another. This was called "peine forte et dure" and was abolished in 1772. In September 1692, Giles Corey was pressed to death during the Salem witch trials after refusing to enter a plea. According to legend, his last words as he was being crushed were _"more weight"_

[@BOC_Europe_24]

That was because pleading guilty to an offence meant the defendants heirs wouldn't be able to inherit their estate instead of it being forfeited to the crown as a felon (usually in situations where the defendant was certainly facing the gallows, hence "dead to rights."

[@qtluna7917]

This is just the abridged version of "I have no money to pay for my life" -> "I steal to pay for my life" -> "I get caught so now I have my life paid for" -> "I get released, I can't pay for my life, so I steal to pay for my life" -> repeat. It's also the more moral version of that. so kudos to the guy :D

[@speleokeir]

Similar to do something dumb, get a criminal record so can't get a job, so steal to pay the rent and get food, so end up in jail, get out, can't get a job, steal, go back in jail... Rinse & repeat. A lot of people find themselves in that vicious cycle.

[@dangerousdays2052]

White collar criminals literally steal billions and never go to jail. Morality is just a control mechanism. 🙄🙄

[@Heike--]

I like him. I admire people who stick to their principles and won't give up.

[@Eric_Hunt194]

Absolutely. I'd love to try it, but I just know I'd crack eventually!

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

He's really pretty impressive

[@brandon0981]

You admire uselessness? Jesus you kids are lost.

[@Shell-iq6cx]

Seems more like he has given up on life

[@WolfgangvonHam]

I’ve met a couple of people that have said to me their lives are much better inside prison than out. “No fixed abode” means homeless and three square meals a day with a bed and a TV is quite appealing.

[@CloudaceMC]

just give the man a disability check and enough money to survive each month and he probably won't say a word

[@bunstructors8591]

He'd still need to go out and buy the meals. Too much work!

[@dougaltolan3017]

​@@bunstructors8591you seem to be presuming he is work shy. He might just be disillusioned with the whole dog eat dog jobs market.

[@knurlgnar24]

And so would another 30% of the population. Do you ever stop to think about 2nd and 3rd order effects? No. Of course you don't.

[@dougaltolan3017]

@@knurlgnar24 good point. Jyst imagine the chaos if 30% of the population stood in the road for 8 years

[@CloudaceMC]

@@knurlgnar24 around 60% of the world isn't mentally competent so if it's just thirty percent your getting off lucky

[@rastas_4221]

"You have the right to remain silent" And I took it personally

[@carolinacoreas7716]

He's probably homeless or has no support system or both. He's using this as an excuse to have access to guaranteed free food and shelter with little to no cost to him personally.

[@Dayvit78]

He has a brother at least...

[@y337]

I need this guy to cover for Walter White in a drug bust!

[@P.B606]

Would be kind of funny

[@Pigness7]

Holy shit, jimmy in and out

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

Hey 3 hots and a cot is a powerful draw for someone who's usually homeless.

[@DILFDylF]

You'd do that to your own brother?

[@SkunkApe407]

​@@DILFDylFhe did that to himself. His brother played no part in it. He's an adult, making his own conscious decisions. Are you daft, or just clueless?

[@ChArLie360115]

​@@DILFDylF what did he do to his brother?

[@RudiWasTakenn]

​@@DILFDylF If what you're is "would you not take your homeless brother in" then the answer is: yeah I wouldn't. I can try to help him, maybe let him stay over for a short time but if he doesn't want to actually do anything then I ain't just keeping a freeloader.

[@kvonkirk2340]

Some people would really rather be locked up, not me been both I'll take homelessness over locked up any day. At least I could go wherever I wanted when I was homeless.

[@Xiiki]

Three years in jail for standing in traffic compared to a few months in jail for rape is fucking crazy, the uk is cooked.

[@LevanEvan]

Don't forget multiple years for calling your assaulter bad names.

[@alphamineron]

Gifts of Leftist ideologies 🎉

[@kryonight2869]

@@alphamineron Haven't the Conservatives been in charge of the UK for over a decade? Wouldn't that be on them since they never fixed it over such a long period in power?

[@Hatasumi69]

​@alphamineron Ah yes, the Tories - famous for their leftist policies 😅 Sad to see that they also messed up the education system so bad, you can't even blame the actual conservatives who are clearly running everything into the ground for the sake of greed.

[@alphamineron]

@@kryonight2869 US 2 party isn’t equivalent to UK politics. In UK, the party you’re referring to are economically right leaning and socially left leaning, the last time I read up on the topic.

[@MNAvion]

I love how “Don’t fucking stand in traffic anymore” is part of his release conditions

[@generalmisery]

Reminds me of a German case described by a famous German lawyer. A bold man in a suit was attacked by two armed men at a train station. He blocked their attacks and made them stab themselves precisely, cutting their main arteries, killing them instantly. He did not run, just sat until he got arrested without resisting. He had no ID, couldn't be identified, did not talk. All he had was a card with set lawyer information. He had not talked to anyone. Since he did only defend himself appropriately, nothing happened, and he just got released. Ferdinand von Schürach is the lawyer and auther. Great book with very odd cases.

[@admiralradish]

For some reason when a Government talks about INSOLENCE i get an angry feeling.

[@Kwauhn.]

Right!? Law and order is necessary to stop society from crumbling, but man is it also a just a giant power trip sometimes.

[@ratasslordofyoink4542]

​@@Kwauhn.Law and order got a lot gayer when we started letting spineless nerds govern us instead of a dynasty of Teddy Roosevelt clones.

[@Tom_Cruise_Missile]

​@@ratasslordofyoink4542started? I don't remember the glorious Teddy Roosevelt Clone Army that used to be in charge!

[@LTPottenger]

Maybe you don''t like to be controlled, another word for govern.

[@jwr2904]

If only the people in the UK had that trait, at least the majority

[@l.i.tlongislandtedium4679]

I live in America and I can completely understand this man sentiment. Utilities in any other BS bill you want to think of I can completely understand saying no I just would rather live in prison and not have to worry about all that crap

[@jeanaprewitt9658]

I doubt you'd say that after being in prison. UK prisons are luxury hotels compared to US prisons.

[@randomuser5443]

@@jeanaprewitt9658we got people who reoffend because they are more comfortable in jail than outside. Its just that wack

[@l.i.tlongislandtedium4679]

@@jeanaprewitt9658 spoken like someone that's never been homeless in living out in the street wondering if you were going to wake up the next morning

[@odinfromcentr2]

​@@l.i.tlongislandtedium4679That's still a legitimate question in US prisons... 👀

[@l.i.tlongislandtedium4679]

@@odinfromcentr2 true,

[@1KiloDepartment]

I'm little saddened about how many people don't know of the "Housing first" policy. It is used effectively all around Europe (and in very tiny parts of the US) to combat homelessness, and to avoid these exact scenarios! In basic summary (if you can't go look it up on Wikipedia), a homeless person is given a permanent apartment, no matter what they have done in the past. They are then given help to get into a job, and 30% or so of their salary is used to pay for the apartment, until they are ready to move on. The effectiveness of this policy lies in how unrestricted the access is, and that it keeps money from being wasted on an useless prison sentence.

[@moth.monster]

Unfortunately a lot of people think that such a policy would just encourage people to be "lazy" despite the fact that it clearly works

[@アマ-p2l]

While this policy is effictive and great there is no such guarantee. The homeless shelters I've seen were dangerous and kinda disgusting and I'm in a wealthy country. And if the shelters become humane then tens of thousands will look to relocate there due to unavailable and unaffordable housing in the same areas where you have homelessness (seems to go hand in hand).

[@CorruptNova]

​@@アマ-p2lOP mentioned a permanent apartment, not a shelter. I am sure there are requirements like a maximum allowed time to live there without a job and other limiting factors. Personally, I use to live out of a truck until I couldn't stand how uncomfortable it was in the temperature extremes and called 411. (everything after this applies to New Jersey)I was given an emergency voucher to a hotel and worked on getting semi-permanent residence at said hotel through the state. It's a lot of calling and paperwork, but you CAN find housing. I was also given weekly groceries through a non-profit on Thursdays, even after I obtained EBT and cash assistance. For any of those struggling with homelessness or in immediate danger of BECOMING homeless in NJ... Call 411 and speak to someone about your situation. At the very least, you should be able to get into a hotel voucher during days below freezing.

[@DatBoiOrly]

sadly men are at the VERY bottom of the totem pole when it comes to housing in the UK even if you had the money they would happily rent to everyone else besides you.

[@1KiloDepartment]

@@CorruptNova All my info comes from Wikipedia along with some YT videos about this. So if there are any questions I would just repeat what those have said :P

[@soniarodriguez6433]

Haha, this reminds me of an acquaintance back in uni. Him and his friends would hang out drinking and playing music, apparently disturbing the peace, and when the police were called, and while his friends ran away, he would just lay down on the street and tell the police officers "try to lift me", it is worth mentioning that he was a very big man. Some police officers tried, but they eventually just left him alone.

[@Kekatronic]

Big fuck-off energy right there

[@kathrineici9811]

I got to this point in therapy as a child They kept screaming but I didn’t talk to them ever again

[@nechdaught3412]

What kind of nightmare hell therapy were you subjected to where the therapist kept screaming at you for not talking

[@kathrineici9811]

​@@nechdaught3412 The kind where it’s basically getting sent to the principal’s office for being alive. She was just really mad at me for having anxiety I guess.

[@nechdaught3412]

@@kathrineici9811 I would hope she doesn’t have her job anymore

[@stephenshields2]

I'm part of the homeless community, and I know loads of men that would go back to prison for that very reason, at least in prison you're looked after and you get your meals etc

[@LegoCookieDoggie]

This makes sense could you imagine instead of a wheel of cheese it was housing and healthcare

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

Maybe he's just got nothing, and has nowhere to go. It's just a sad reflection of modern society, really.

[@YerUnclePhil]

Yes that's it.. Also, did anyone ever think that maybe all his friends are in jail. He at least enjoyed the comradery.

[@dashofawesome64]

@@YerUnclePhil Now i am thinking of that old fellow from Shawshank Redemption. F him

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

@@YerUnclePhil Apparently so!

[@Tokuto-kun]

There was a (I think) Korean man who did a fake bank heist with the same goal of going to prison because he was homeless iirc. He didn't end up going to prison because of that (prolly out of spite), but still there are absolutely people who are willing to go to prison if it means having a roof over their head, and I think Qxir was a little too quick to doubt David's brother.

[@Lexhanson]

Reminds me of those elderly Japanese women who commit crimes so they can go to jail where they won't be lonely. Which is extra special because Japanese prisons are some of the worst.

[@shiny4984]

>gets arrested for standing in traffic >is released from prison >immediately goes back to standing in traffic >refuses to elaborate

[@LevanEvan]

This is David Hampson's road, and we're just driving in it.

[@ryanbauer3680]

"So how would you beat the Silent Man?" Send him to Australia.

[@My_Old_YT_Account]

He'll just stand in the road, in Melbourne

[@Willy_Tepes]

Send him to Finland, and he'll meet the real masters of silence. "Detta va stark sprit Pekka" 15 minuter senare: "Satan vad du pratar Toivonen"

[@htoaletaarxidatet]

aren't australians talkative? or is that the joke

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

@@htoaletaarxidatet Australia used to be a penal colony

[@speleokeir]

Make him a traffic cop. gets to stand in the road all day and gets paid for it. Now he's a useful member of society!😀

[@fh11235]

he might not be mute due to mental illness, but David is clearly going through it to some degree and deserves help to get out of this pattern. It would almost certainly be cheaper for the government to provide him with an apartment and food stipend than imprisonment, which has a much higher overhead. i hope he is okay.

[@Providence83]

You know how much more damn work it would be on _his_ end for that deal? The paperwork they would demand *he* then complete to account for him alone would be more hassle, besides that having to then take charge of literally all your own responsibilities like cooking for yourself and cleaning for yourself. The system is shouldering all of that for him.

[@fh11235]

@@Providence83 100%, its maybe evil just how hard they make it for obviously impaired and suffering people to get help. i dont blame david for not entering that labrynth, i just wish he could live a better life. incarceration sucks

[@brianpeck4035]

Sets a bad example for all the would be parasites. Problem with feeding the homeless is that the homeless population grows! Food, healthcare and housing are not human rights. The more the State takes on such responsibilities, the bigger the State becomes and ironically the less freedoms citizens will have. China calls themselves a "Socialist Democracy" and censors and lies with everything...no tanks! see what I did there?

[@siarhian10]

"Swansea, UK" hit unnecessarily painful, and I can only imagine that, as an Irish man, Qxir knew exactly what he was doing when he said that

[@andymouse]

There are other places named 'Swansea' and Swansea is in fact in the United Kingdom (UK)

[@popeter]

kind of want him to say some of the village names on the gower

[@andymouse]

@@siarhian10 Yeah I get it ! I suppose I was trolling a bit :)

[@anglaismoyen]

@@siarhian10 What do you mean? Wales is a country in the UK.

[@HNKZK]

@@anglaismoyen When referring to England or Britain as a whole you usually use the term United Kingdom. But you don't say UK for Wales Scotland or Northern Ireland.

[@scotshabalam2432]

They call it "institutionalized" it's really sad. People who struggle with drug addiction sometimes choose prison life rather than being tempted outside too.

[@Whitewingdevil]

The cinematic shots of the silent man had me in tears, nicely done mate

[@iainballas]

This mans goals are beyond the justice system's comprehension.

[@FokoPoko991]

he has achieved nirvana

[@purplehaze2358]

This man has to be the single most chaotic neutral person I have ever seen.

[@yared8771]

02:23 if you imagine his mouth as the nose and his fatty chin as the mouth it seems like he has a mocking smile 😂

[@NotMe-z5i]

I now like him more. He looks so happy feeding the ducks.

[@litterpicker1431]

The Qxir illustrations of him are the most accurate Qxir pics yet. It's as if he is aware of the limitations of the Qxir style, and has styled himself accordingly. Also, he looks like a potato.

[@samsalamander8147]

I can’t unsee it now.

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

He looks like Bobby Hill in Qxir Style

[@tuomaselo4877]

What if the prisons just gives him food he dislikes? Like a big bowl of sauerkraut. Every single morming. I heard it might me good for him

[@teddy-beargamer6385]

If that doesn’t work, they can always administer the sauerkraut with a funnel.

[@htoaletaarxidatet]

make sure the prison smells like warm root beer too

[@thewizard1]

Nooo we dont have glazed donuts 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@Hinatazuki]

I was in the mental hospital for ideation. There was a dude there. He pulled me aside and said he “wasn’t crazy”, he was just there to not be homeless. I respect the guy for it. He wasn’t THE silent man but essentially playing his game and if it works out for him, then it works out I suppose

[@Ditchhead]

5:36 in the US there are plenty of people who are more comfortable on the inside than the outside. I'd imagine UK prisons are slightly more comfortable, so I think his brother is right. I think the best way to deal with David would be to only give him conditional release/probation/community service and essentially ban him from prison.

[@Vandassar]

and while he's out he would just stand in the road all day long again just as he did in this very story.

[@hadenhelms9184]

In a country where it's illegal to be homeless in a lot of states this out come should be expected

[@arthurfine4284]

@@Vandassar If his goal is to get into prison, not going to prison for what he did is one hell of a good deterrent from him standing in the road. If people are worried about him doing something potentially dangerous to get into prison, maybe lead him towards something that will get him a lot of prison time and at least not harm people. Financial crimes like tax evasion is a good one.

[@Chris-ok4zo]

I bet when he finally utters a word, his firsts would be: "Truth is.... the game was rigged from the start"

[@KyanoAng3l0_Mtvtks]

He's taking his "right to remain silent" rather seriously.

[@doorknobsoup]

6:49 is legitimately one of the funniest things I've ever seen on KZbin. That depiction is just so god damn stupid looking its tremendously amazing.

[@trentr9762]

Honestly. I respect the hustle, he knows what he wants. A simple man with a simple goal

[@smexghoul4889]

It's always refreshing when you upload, its not much good quality content around anymore.

[@EatsBread]

I had a friend in highschool who went to jail after his parents kicked him out for not going to school, which got him banned from school, and then he spent all his time as school getting arrested for being in school. The next time I saw him he said he just wants to go back to jail because it gives him a routine, roof over his head and 3 meals a day. He then took of all his clothes and said "get naked guys, I'm feeling that energy"(he fried his brain on COPIOUS amounts of mushrooms)

[@nikkihavers6432]

You will never get better at making videos, you have already reached perfection

[@miguelisaurusbruh1158]

i llove how he's WASTING EVERYONE'S TIME in the EASIEST WAY, idk i just love this guy, he laughs at the meaninglessness of most aspects of society

[@seanfisher7707]

The man knows what he's about, and he's living his life much more freely than anyone else.

[@LordMarcus]

6:27 "How would you beat the silent man?" They're the police, they've got batons, yeah? 🏏

[@Eric_Hunt194]

British police can't even arrest child abusers or shoot armed drug dealers without getting in trouble, so that won't work.

[@dumbdum8559]

he just doing it for the love of the game i respect it

[@PoorMedievalCat]

Bro just wanted to stand in traffic 🤦

[@skyhammer1805]

I think this is my fav tales from the bottle yet, it's short and simple and just funny to contemplate. Many people can say they fought the law and the law one but i think he's the only one who can say he broke the law, didn't fight the law and still won

[@hi-test7122]

I respect the concept of ”if I don’t have anything to say, I say nothing “.

[@brendanward2991]

Have they tried sentencing him to community service?

[@net6406]

Actually a good idea lol

[@joostfloot5279]

What if he decides that he's just not going to show up?

[@AndrewBrowner]

surely his community service would be as a crossing guard.. at his favorite intersection

[@luminis-novum]

Why do multiple people think this would work. The penalty for not doing the community service would be jail.

[@JackHugeman]

What if instead of doing the community service he just stands in the street? The only way to punish him for not doing the service is to out him in jail, which is what he wants.

[@knurlgnar24]

This behavior is actually pretty common in the USA in particular. It's nearly impossible get gainful employment and housing as a broke felon. Prison is sometimes seen as the preferable option.

[@BitTheByte]

So, that is recidivism, not what this guy is doing. What this guy is doing, is he CAN get employment and work and whatnot, he just doesn’t want to. Which, fair enough. I suppose if you really wanted to be pedantic you could tie that in with recidivism but I think it’s unfair when you look at why the majority reoffend. Recidivism is when for some concrete reason people decide to return to crime. It may be our broken system making getting a job hard after being a felon, or it may be that the recently released has no skills in this new world so they default back to what they knew. Most of the time, these people WANT AND TRY to do better, but the world crushes them and forced them back into the cycle.

[@AndrewBrowner]

why cant people live like they did 200 years ago, a few acres in the wilderness with some hand tools and self reliance... they dont need any part of modern society.. just a little work ethic but clearly thats what theyre lacking as a small business owner i can tell you im not checking criminal records, im looking for someone with character and work ethic... not having any luck tracking down such people

[@BitTheByte]

@@AndrewBrowner you can’t just get a few acres in the wilderness. The federal bureau of land management owns most of all the wild land in the US, and land costs money.. which requires a job. Speaking as someone who has family with felony records, most people are outright unwilling to hire felons. I’m glad YOU don’t discriminate, but most people do.

[@AndrewBrowner]

@@BitTheByte you dont need to buy land to live on it.. were not talking the edge of town or 50 ft off of a highway.. go so deep that you dont run into anyone and you wont be bothered

[@JaxonNobles-u1q]

​@@AndrewBrowner Tbf the Native Americans did that and the US gov just killed them all.

[@hutch1010]

4:16 I'm crying 😂😂😂 so prrdictable but still so funny

[@FourteenWords-n4l]

I love the artwork, it's so calming.

[@macabremindset9553]

this is a stark commentary on the state of UK's economy after 14+ years of economic austerity...

[@El_Pollo_Loco]

Single handed he broke the Judicial System.

[@bud9133]

The man is a professional troll.

[@freedomgoddess]

gets paid with a prison as a home and, more importantly, free meals

[@Sejikan]

Its like some real high tier performance art

[@grippysocksftw]

This was an amazing video, cracked me up this guy is so brazen I love it.

[@Chucky47th]

It's the way he kept respawnin in traffic got me lol

[@mattd6085]

I did several years as an officer in a UK prison. Offenders are often released with absolutely no support network or safety nets. They come back because (in a well run prison), they have safety, food, and support. This is not the fault of the prison system, it's a fault of the social system. We need to make the outside better than the inside.

[@notmenotme614]

I read a news article about reoffending. They interviewed one prisoner who said he used to be a qualified builder, but when he got a criminal record nobody would employ him. Banks wouldn’t even give him a bank account. He had no home to go to when he was released from prison. The probation and rehabilitation service let him down and the only option left to him was crime.

[@redmoose1447]

@@notmenotme614 in construction no one gave him a job? do you know what country the article was written in/about? weve got several ex-cons where i work. i guess it also depends on the crime they committed. youd feel safer hiring some more than others

[@Vandassar]

@@notmenotme614 In the UK this would be very dependant on the crime committed. No one is going to want to hire a person who steals from their customers, while driving drunk is something that can be worked out if the person in question is making meaningful steps necessary.

[@Eric_Hunt194]

In the UK, no bank has ever asked about my criminal history when applying for an account... More fool them! 😂😂😂

[@redmoose1447]

@@Vandassar id be more likely to hire someone who was at one point desperate enough to steal at no risk to anyone but themselves than i would be to hire someone who was stupid enough to drink drive and risk every other life around them. but you do you

[@Sublime_1]

Some people do want to live in prison. I knew a guy, Rick Killaman, ironically, did 20 years for killing a man. When he got out, I met him. He'd been in prison since the 90s and it was like 2012. Things had changed so much, he couldn't adjust. It was like being put into a different, less appealing, world. So, he got drunk and crashed a moped into a semi, to not hurt anyone but himself. He wanted to borrow my dad's gun, to say he stole it, and "Rob a store". By Rob a store I mean Rob them, and wait for the police, to return their money and go to prison. My dad, obviously, said, fk that. So, he came up with the moped plan. He bout died, obviously. His eye was straight red, red as blood, the entire thing aside from the pupil.

[@Eric_Hunt194]

That's the best example of nominative determinism I've seen, since the Undertakers near me called Box

[@napalmholocaust9093]

Three kinds of cats inside prison, ;- those that never get used to it, those that do and those that depend on it.

[@vak2586]

Damn this goes HARD.

[@whdhdi8738]

I love how accurately you drew him 😂. Nice story! Thanks for the video

[@deadadam666]

this video was worth it for the mental breakdown at the end alone

[@P.B606]

Let's go funny Irish man posted

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

"You have the right to remain silent" "Okay."

[@WhatIsThatThingDoing]

...

[@tylociraptor8131]

Dude is clearly like, mentally unwell i think

[@Jin-Ro]

I think society is unwell. To the point that people will do this because life can be just too difficult to manage,.

[@grimgrahamch.4157]

That's a funny way to say "absurdist hero".

[@ct6502c]

​@@Jin-Ro🎻 😢

[@fpspoland6051]

“Absolute Chad” Stands in the middle of the road Gets arrested Refuses to elaborate any further

[@Strype13]

Perhaps when the officers first told him he has the right to remain silent because anything he says can and/or will be used against him in a court of law... he took it as an eternal threat.

[@buy_large_mansions]

Easier ways to go to prison in the UK than standing in traffic, post something online that the government does not approve of and you'll get your wish.

[@T.h.e__T.r.u.t.h]

Ayyy crazy times we are in

[@Salod7806]

careful with this post even...

[@AndrewBrowner]

david was thrilled when he heard of this current situation, now he can be arrested right from the prison exit way, no need to walk to his favorite intersection

[@Eric_Hunt194]

The Prime Minister is secretly gay, and Islam is not true (🤞)

[@grimgrahamch.4157]

This man is a true absurdist hero and as a man who hates private transit, I salute him.

[@richardwilcox3643]

7:15 You may as well add "Taller" while you're at it 🤷‍♂️

[@NikkiTrudelle]

To me the accent makes the “ 3rd of December “ sound like the 💩 of December. Love it

[@SamaelVR]

Bro took “the right to remain silent” hyper literal

[@chesthoIe]

1:07 Oh wow, that man is pretty inspiring. I'm going to start a KZbin channel where I sign off every day with, "Give a hoot, don't pollute!" breaking the Woodsy Owl act (18 USC 711a) a federal law, which reads in summary: This law makes it illegal to knowingly and for profit use the "Woodsy Owl" character, name, or slogan, (Give a hoot, don't pollute!) without authorization. The penalty is a fine, imprisonment of up to six months, or both. We take people's right to vote, their right to make minimum wage, and turn people into very real slaves for selling tshirts with one (well two, there is also a Smokey da Bears act) specific loveable fictional character on them.

[@austinh7110]

6:15 😂Haha

[@YerUnclePhil]

Here, in smalltown Canada, it's like you can't get arrested. Homeless and drug addicted people doing all sorts of crimes, then released the same day.

[@Willy_Tepes]

So, they found a way to beat the homeless.

[@svenrio8521]

​@@Willy_TepesTry bigger sticks

[@Willy_Tepes]

@@svenrio8521 A Gentleman's cane used to be sufficient to clear the road of rif raf.

[@LagrangePoint0]

In Los Angeles if you're venezuelan you can even beat a police officer, you get released the next day.

[@BadgerDave]

If things go down here for me I'll remember this tactic. Bravo, Silent Man. The antihero i didn't know I needed.

[@KirkHMiller]

I keep seeing your illustration of a double chin as a huge wide smile on this guy and it just makes the story better