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Postby Gunther » Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:30 am

A convicted bank robber wins the lottery. Should he keep the money, even if it was a violation of his parole to gamble at all?
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Postby BigBossMonkey » Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:02 pm

Just saw that on CNN. Iunno... It violates his probation so I doubt he will get to keep it.
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Postby lavishnu » Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:54 pm

Absolutely. Yes he should be slapped with a fine or jail time, but he won it.
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Postby USDnobody » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:07 pm

is the lottery even gambling? I thought it was just making money off people bad at math.
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Postby rhonnin » Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:34 pm

I think it depends on the state, I don't think it's considered gambling here in NH where gambling is illegal outside the horse track.
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Postby Gunther » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:42 pm

According to Massachusetts, playing the state lottery is considered gambling. It is a violation of his probation to gamble, so yes he should be punished for the probation violation. Ordering the State Lottery Commission to freeze his money and not give it to him would be a violation of the State Lottery Commission's contract with the public to offer this service. Therefore, the convicted felon should be allowed to collect his winnings. Now. the Court in Massachusetts which hears his probation violation may impose a fine equal to the value of his winnings. That way, everyone is satisfied. I do not know how it will work out, but that is my prediction. If they impose a fine less than what he won, he will come out ahead.
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Postby USDnobody » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:13 pm

I don't konw about that gunther, I'd have to be paid an awful lot to go to jail and still think I came out ahead. if he ends up in jail for a long time(I don't know the statutes on parole violation there) then fuck that.
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Postby BCoop » Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:22 am

USDnobody wrote:I don't konw about that gunther, I'd have to be paid an awful lot to go to jail and still think I came out ahead. if he ends up in jail for a long time(I don't know the statutes on parole violation there) then fuck that.


Yeah but he'd be going to a pussy minimum security jail for a small amount of time probably. Or he could end up in an institution.
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