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You can either hand me your wallet, or I shoot you in the face with this gun. This happens every single day for all types of people in the US.

Man, mugging and extortion sounds so much better now that I realize how often it happens. Thanks, res0nat0r!

I'm not sure how 6 months of jail time for repeatedly breaking the law is anywhere near "extortion".

Considering the nature of the "crime" and the nature of prison, I'm not sure how you could possibly not be sure of that.

I think you've misunderstood the extortion analogy. The six months is the "Give me your wallet" portion of the analogy.

Ever been in jail?

It's supposed to be innocent until proven guilty.

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