5 reasons why people want to go to jail
Have you, the reader, in your sane conscience ever wished to spend a season in jail? Certainly not, especially considering the comfortable, spacious and healthy institutions that exist in our country, right? However, some people - from other parts of the world, of course - have already committed crimes just to be locked up in some prison.
If you are wondering what could be the reasons for someone wanting to be arrested, here are some reasons gathered by the people of Oddee site and be sure to tell in the comments what you think about them:
1 - To quit smoking
Would you ever want to go to jail to stop smoking? For Etta Lopez, a 31-year-old woman, probably didn't know what else to do to get rid of cigarettes, deciding to attack a police officer in Sacramento, USA, to be locked in a cell. The strategy worked, because Lopez was eventually arrested. What is unknown is whether she really managed to stop the addiction.
2 - Where to live
Life on the street is not easy, and Lan Brown, a recently released inmate in the US, found that out quickly. Upon leaving jail, Brown decided to throw bricks at the windows of federal buildings and, upon arrest, claimed to have done so to return to jail, as besides being hungry, he had nowhere to live, stating that he preferred to be arrested. to stay on the streets. The tactic worked because the man "earned" another 10 years of roof and free food.
3 - To be with friends
Believe me, some have already done it for real! Two Canadian teenagers decided to set fire to a police station in order to be sent to a special youth institution called Winnipeg to see a friend who, coincidentally, had also been jailed for provoking arson.
4 - For political activism
Illegal immigrant duo Marco Saavredra and Viridiana Martinez have intentionally been arrested in order to uncover and spread the stories of other immigrants and to criticize issues related to immigration and the US prison system. Once behind bars, the two began gathering information, and the activists' action resulted in the release of a prey and positively impacted dozens of other cases.
5 - To receive medical treatment
After despairing about the American public health system, former inmate Frank Morrocco, who suffered from leukemia and could not afford the expensive treatment, decided to violate his parole to return to prison, where he knew he would receive the necessary care and at no cost. The measure was desperate, and to be sent to jail Morrocco simply stole a shop.
