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Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 9:31 pm
(September 23, 2011 at 8:17 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Alabama judges have a history of saying questionable shit. I'm not surprised at all on this one.

Sad but all to true.

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September 23, 2011 at 9:34 pm
I cant help but sing cadence everytime I see this OP.
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 23, 2011 at 10:13 pm
It isn't just Alabama. There are shitheads like that judge all over the fucking south.
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 24, 2011 at 1:06 am
USA, what a retard filled justice system.
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 24, 2011 at 2:24 pm
I would go to the local Rastafari church. If I had to listen to some religious bullshit every Sunday for a year, at least I could be stoned while I was at it.
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 24, 2011 at 2:30 pm
(September 24, 2011 at 2:24 pm)Strongbad Wrote: I would go to the local Rastafari church. If I had to listen to some religious bullshit every Sunday for a year, at least I could be stoned while I was at it.

Better yet, if you can find the Native American Church, you can get legally protected peyote.

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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 24, 2011 at 8:07 pm
the definition of church is so exploitable that it'll probably will break the stupid system they are trying to impose
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 24, 2011 at 10:18 pm
(September 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm)Faith No More Wrote: I would have overwhelmingly chosen jail until I read this...

Quote:If the one-year church attendance program is completed, the offender's case will be dismissed.

If you go to church, the case will be dismissed entirely. That is a tough call.

30 days in jail vs. 52 days in church. Thinking
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 24, 2011 at 11:14 pm (This post was last modified: September 24, 2011 at 11:19 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(September 24, 2011 at 10:18 pm)IATIA Wrote:
(September 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm)Faith No More Wrote: I would have overwhelmingly chosen jail until I read this...

Quote:If the one-year church attendance program is completed, the offender's case will be dismissed.

If you go to church, the case will be dismissed entirely. That is a tough call.

30 days in jail vs. 52 days in church. Thinking

More like 52 non-consecutive hours, of course. Granted, those hours may be mind-numbingly dull, but odds are, you will have a handout of all the stuff that's going to happen, and a golf pencil in the pew. Put these to good use and play five-finger fillet. If at all possible, try to learn several variations and use this time to hone your skills. And, of course, no anal rape unless you're an altar boy in a Catholic church. And, besides, if you were to get raped, would you rather get raped by?
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RE: Alabama judge says "jail or church?"
September 24, 2011 at 11:31 pm
I noted in the story that there were some 56 churches "participating" in the program...who the fuck knows how many churches there are in this fucking town.

However, according to Wiki the town has a population of about 7800 people which means, if there are no non-participating churches, that there is one church for every 139 people.

No wonder the south is totally fucked. Way too many parasitical preachers leeching off the population.
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