oleorunM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish • 6 months agoMan who faked own death by hacking into death registry to avoid paying child support sentenced to over 6 years in prisonwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1251arrow-down1external-linkMan who faked own death by hacking into death registry to avoid paying child support sentenced to over 6 years in prisonwww.cnn.comoleorunM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDrusaslinkfedilink7•6 months agoHe’ll still owe the child support, but his ability to pay it will be greatly reduced.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoHow does that help the child that needs support?
minus-squareDrusaslinkfedilink1•6 months agoIt doesn’t. Our criminal justice system is really just a punishment system. Whenever this guy gets out of prison, he’ll have his wages garnished and the money that he owes will be paid back. It doesn’t help the kid now.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months ago Whenever this guy gets out of prison, he’ll have his wages garnished and the money that he owes will be paid back. Assuming he doesn’t get sent back to prison.
He’ll still owe the child support, but his ability to pay it will be greatly reduced.
How does that help the child that needs support?
It doesn’t. Our criminal justice system is really just a punishment system. Whenever this guy gets out of prison, he’ll have his wages garnished and the money that he owes will be paid back. It doesn’t help the kid now.
Assuming he doesn’t get sent back to prison.