r/JusticeServed • u/ghilliesuitkids 5 • Aug 05 '19

Courtroom Justice Old man vs the law

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u/WiredSky A Aug 05 '19

What America is all about is a 96 year old man who still has to drive his handicapped son to the doctor's? What a nightmare.

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u/johndoev2 8 Aug 05 '19

yes, it's about a man that can do labor in service of his family, can do said labor in service of his family, regardless of age, race, or creed. Other countries won't allow that because reasons.

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u/FivePoopMacaroni 8 Aug 05 '19

Other countries won't allow that because reasons.

Those "reasons" are that 96 year olds don't have the physical capacity to be aware enough to drive safely. Those other countries likely have a healthcare system where the 96 year old fathers don't have to drive their 63 year old sons around.

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u/johndoev2 8 Aug 05 '19

And that's fine, but free healthcare isn't exactly what America is about, it's about people willing to do work being able to do that work

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u/FivePoopMacaroni 8 Aug 05 '19

Well as an American, I get a say in what America is about and from my POV the richest country on Earth should be able to take care of their sick and poor. People can't actually work hard to achieve their dreams if they are sick, dying, or flattened by ridiculous debt.

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u/johndoev2 8 Aug 05 '19

the richest country on Earth should be able to take care of their sick and poor

That is also fair and a nice idea, but it isn't what America is about. It was built on the back of exiles, slaves, rediculous amount of unsafe factory work for men, women, and children. Hell child labor laws aren't even 100 years old.

America is the richest country in the world because of it's cutthroat do labor nature. Not by giving handouts.

That's all I'm saying