I will get the jump on you. Another Florida Man story.

[Blue_true]

Some dude was arrested for burglarizing cars in the jail parking lot just after being released from jail.

In our defense, we do have over 20 million people here. There is bound to be some oddballs. Believe it or not, we also have a vibrant open records law, so the press get stories like the above instead of being stonewalled.

[Solly Mack]

1. Didn't want to miss dinner, I guess.

[Blue_true]

3. He got his wish. nt

[Solly Mack]

5. For some, sadly, jail is the better option. Poverty, lack of opportunity, etc. can cause some

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to seek a sure thing over how scary poverty and deprivation is in the "real" world.

Some become institutionalized and some just know what the odds are once they are out.

I don't know why he did it. I just know it probably wasn't as simple as being stupid.

[Blue_true]

13. After thinking about it more, you're right.

He had to know that he was definitely going to get collared and end up back in jail. So he likely chose the best of several options for him. A sad indictment of what our society has become.

[DavidDvorkin]

2. He's an admirable go-getter who wanted to get right back to work as soon as he was released.

[Blue_true]

4. Or he is so destitute that jail is a better option than being on the street

asking for money. We have LOTS of homeless people here. I made light of his situation, but on reflection, he could be homeless and realize that at least in jail he gets three meals a day, a bath, clothes and a warm or cool place to sleep and is out of the rain.

[ProudLib72]

6. Kleptos gotta klept

Burglars gotta burgle

Florida Man gotta be cray cray.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. Lol.. Me and my friends are obsessed with Florida man stories. This guy you mention

got arrested FIFTEEN minutes after coming out of prison! You left out best part


My favorite still. Florida Man arrested for drunk driving says..”I never drank when I was driving, I just drank at stop lights.”

[Blue_true]

9. I am guessing the burglar had no other place to go live and went for the sure thing.

Sad, but true, Florida has a lot of chronically poor people. Many other people like hand to mouth. When you hear a radio commercial say that if a person makes $250 per week after taxes they can qualify to buy a new car, you KNOW that something is wrong, then you use your eyes to look around at people's economic conditions.

[jpak]

12. Ummm..."My friends and I.."

Grammar - people.

Grammar.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

16. Thanks!!! I knew better!!!

[barbtries]

8. sounds like

he wanted to be in jail.

[Blue_true]

10. Initially I thought it was funny what he did. But, yes, sadly you are likely right. nt

[jpak]

11. "But yer Honor - I LIKE Prison..."

[Blue_true]

14. Or he has no other real choice. Sadly. nt

[Archae]

15. I already posted the story.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211991179