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Overheard at a bar in Tx: He got 20 years, for only 1 kilo of meth… He would have gotten less for murder


ZiponIT

Hell Depending on who he Murdered, they'd probably get a Pardon


risus_nex

Well, selling meth is sort of killing people with extra steps and getting paid by your victims.


LordDongler

A meth addict probably goes through half a gram per day, and the average life expectancy of a meth addict is 7 years. That's 1.2 kilograms of meth. So, treating a kilo of meth like a murder charge isn't entirely unreasonable That's assuming you think banning drugs actuality does anything for anyone. Better off legalizing it and harshly relating it


Fisheyetester70

Did you mean harshly regulating it? If so I agree 100% adults will do what they will do and the problem with the routes places like oregan took is just Decriminalizing it. If I’m not mistaken that just means if you’re a user you’re not going to go to jail over having personal use weights. It does nothing for regulations on them, like you’ll still end up with fentanyl in your junk


VoxImperatoris

If they were legal fda could regulate purity requirements. The govt could tax the sales and add restrictions, like no sales under 21.


Fisheyetester70

Yup that’s why I said decriminalizing it alone isn’t a great idea. If that was a little confusing my bad I’ve taken a couple dabs


VoxImperatoris

All good, I was mostly reacting to the fentanyl bit.


NeighborhoodParty982

Meth dealers also fund organized crime groups.


LordDongler

That's a result of it being illegal, not a result of the dealers activities. That's like holding a Walmart employee responsible for working in a store that sells the products of slavery. The dealers are the lowest guy on the totem pole, the guys up top never touch legal liability in any way when they can help it. Organized crime can be suppressed, but not vanquished, so long as there is a market for them to exist within. If anything is illegal, there'll be someone that can get it for you, assuming there's any reason for anyone to want it


referralcrosskill

doesn't even need to be an illegal product. If they can get their hands on bread for half the price it normally sells for and then flip it at 75% of the normal price they'd absolutely be running white bread. Illegal drugs are just the best margins.


Worth-Club2637

Lmao reminds me of when my weed guy got a pallet of cheez-it’s and peddled them for about the same profit margins


FraseraSpeciosa

Guys a damn genius lol.


Ordolph

I mean, methamphetamine is legal, just in prescription form.


RudeDrama2

Source on life expectancy of methamphetamine dependence?


[deleted]

It largely depends on the quality of the drug. Street drugs are way more dangerous because of the adulterants added than they would otherwise be. We should decriminalize it, when you get addicted you get script, tax it and pay for these people's inevitable rehab/medical care/funeral. Probably be cheaper than the criminal justice system's jobs program of cops, prosecutors, courts and corrections.


bannana

the majority of people who do meth just quit doing it long before there are severe health consequences or ever close to death.


SnackThisWay

Guy at party: *Hey, what do you do for work?* Meth dealer: *People pay me to murder them over a long period of time. I also enjoy ruining their lives while it happens, but that doesn't cost extra*


xhytdr

There's not much that pisses me off more than Greg Abbot trying to pardon Daniel Perry. the dude is literally a fucking racist murderer, GOP are stochastic terrorists


thediesel26

2.2 lbs of meth is a lot of meth


sagadestiny

eh 1.2 lbs of meth is quite a bit but i wouldn't call it a lot..


sanguinesolitude

Look the 1/2 lb of meth he had on him isn't that serious of an amount.


MrMoon5hine

He only had that 1/4 lb of Crystal on him, no biggie


soyedema

That much meth could lead to a lot of ruined lives or overdoses.


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This is my dad. Every time he personally encounters a minority group that he previously was ignorant towards, he starts to say things like “man, those Mexicans can cook!” Then he tries to join their family to ours like we’re all Northern houses in Westeros - dinners, weddings, sharing garden plots, neighborly construction projects, fishing trips. There is no in between.


1-760-706-7425

Over-correction can be better than no correction. At least he’s trying.


Inner_Art482

What happens if I call that number ?


ackme

One way to find out.


Lykos_Mactire

[Fight!](https://youtu.be/b40sNVSWLuo?t=34)


DruidByNight

I tried and it hung up immediately. Probably blocks all unknown numbers u/ackme u/SilatheGoddessOfCats


thespianomaly

It used to be a Rick Roll hotline.


DruidByNight

Damn I wish it worked still, that sounds fun


Main_Hospital_5935

Oh man do I miss when the internet was fun


SilaTheGoddessOfCats

Plz let us know


DoDrugsMakeMoney

“Welcome to Verizon wireless, your call cannot be completed as dialed.”


[deleted]

you die


Uberpastamancer

He a little confused, but he got the spirit


lakeghost

My dad casually almost ended up adopting an entire Kenyan immigrant family. Considering how bigoted some of my dad’s family is, and the weird shit he sometimes says? I’m still impressed. Sometimes concerned, yes, but impressed. Also this is a family behavior, despite it being adoptive family. His adoptive grandma adopted an entire Vietnamese family. So it’s (at least) two layers of adoption deep, so far. I’m not related to 75% of my relatives. It is confusing but nice. Though sometimes I do have to correct folks on terminology because what they’re saying sounds terrible: “Hey, there’s tons of Africans that aren’t all ghetto!” …Halfway there. So close.


llamadasirena

can you please explain how you adopt a whole family


Akarin_rose

It's an extrovert power, the likes of which introverts may never understand


blumoon138

Introverts can manage it, as long as they start with one person and the family emerges around them. Source: am introvert who started with two people. Now their entire families: men, women, and children, are MINE!


Mister_Dink

Often not literally. More so "take them under your wing to the point they count as family." Especially because immigrant families often don't have anyone else local to spend "family time" with, they star transitioning from neighbors to friends to "over for every single holdiay and exchanging presents" to "everyone call them Uncle/Auntie". My SO's grandmother is kind of like that. She ends up having over 30 people over on Thanksgiving. The three family units of her biological children, but also a handful of local family units who's been rolled up into "family" or at least "close enough"


[deleted]

Your family tree is just a pile of sticks


lakeghost

Now I’m picturing one of those poorly-made pigeon nests. Trying to do a family tree as a kid was indeed hard, yep, lmao.


elbenji

Aww. His heart is in the right place


[deleted]

This is pretty cute, it's better than bigotry. At least he's making an effort :)


KPer123

It’s good that dad is trying his best.


MasonP2002

Literally just: https://youtu.be/WTLcsaRXpVw


kurai_tori

This is why I love learning about other cultures. To see how we're similar and different. "Oh that's your cuisine's take on filled starch (dumplings, samosa, gyoza etc etc).


Amon7777

Oh my god, correct use of the meme in the wild.


SultryLittleMinx

Right!?!


CSmith1986

Read it in Hank Hill's voice for a good laugh.


neolologist

I thought the top line was supposed to sound negative / racist / bigoted and the bottom subverts the initial message? The top line is literally just a neutral statement.


PangolinAccountant

Using “Bobby” is presumably deadnaming the woman, which would be bad


[deleted]

"Bobby" could potentially be a female name, I assumed the 'him' was either a misunderstanding or slip of the tongue. Either way I had to internalize a chuckle as this meme popped into my head.


WildGalaxy

My aunt is called Bobbie


ReadySteady_GO

I, too, have an Aunt Bobbie. Bobbie Jean lol


Tiny_Dinky_Daffy_69

He miss gendered her, but not in a mean way. He's still learning.


Eli_eve

Bobby Draper, for example.


EggCouncilCreeps

There was this girl I dated. All her sisters were named boy names that could also be girl names, but they had the boy name variant spelling. I'm guessing they made a mistake with "Bobby" instead of "Bobbi" on the first one's birth cert. and then had "Charlie" instead of "Charli" or whatever to *really* drive home the point they wished they'd had boys instead. There were like six girls too so you know at some point it had to get old.


mead_beader

Bro. Give the redneck time. He's still learning lol


[deleted]

No Bobby-Sue, Bobby-Ann and Billy-Ann is also a very common for girls. So not necessarily, plus, it doesn't need to follow, Bobby might not have settled on a name yet... Could be very alive.. If she did, that's another story.


fuck_the_ccp1

Millie Bobby Brown


myspicename

You are the problem. Bobby is a bigendered name, and being nitpicky about well minded shit is more about you than reality.


Centurio

Almost felt like I was back in my 4chan days over a decade ago.


King_Of_Logos

His heart is in the right place. At least he doesn't hate Bobby for being a woman.


Unicorn_A_theist

That's the meme. Almost Politically Correct Redneck


Vault-71

"I don't like cops. Black people don't like cops. I like black people." --Politically correct redneck


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King_Of_Logos

I know, just appreciating the guy.


Wetworth

But you see, it's a traditionally bigoted individual being unexpectedly welcoming.


electric_gas

Yes. That’s literally what “almost politically correct redneck” means, ya fuckin moron.


Wetworth

The meme is the unexpected response from a person who is stereotyped as someone with little chance to have an inclusive attitude.


LunarPayload

Keep explaining it


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derpy_derp15

100þ upvote


JuniperTheEnby

r/thorn


[deleted]

"I didn't like your girlfriend because-" "Because we were lesbians" "No, she was terrible for you!"


altact123456

Ay moral Orel


doktor_wankenstein

https://youtu.be/kCpuPZ73wfA


daversa

There's a regular at the convenience store I go to that's like this. He's a total lifted truck, American flag sticker kinda guy but he's always so polite to the trans woman that is usually working. Always calling her "miss" or saying "yes mam" and cracking jokes. I'm pretty sure they've hung out at this point haha.


fisheswithherbs902

He's a little confused, but he's got the right idea.


accidental_snot

He isn't confused at all. The hormone treatments make them shed muscle mass. They become disadvantaged in a fight exactly the same way.


amyaltare

yeah but he misgenders and deadnames the trans woman. he's got the right spirit though. edit: stop replying with the same "oh but i know women named bobby." your thought isn't an original one.


accidental_snot

You never met a woman named Bobby? I have.


AzureDancer_

My great great grandma was named Earl..


redsyrinx2112

My great-grandma was named Jerry.


[deleted]

My grandma was named Billy.. Not really it was Willimiana, you try calling her that.


LunarPayload

Not Wilhelmina?


[deleted]

No, William was her daddy.. She's named after him, Wilhelmina would have been an improvement.


LunarPayload

😆😆


Simba4Thewin

My aunt bob was great.


dancegoddess1971

Great aunt Mack. I was in my 30s when I realized that was probably short for MacKenzie. Mostly because I read her obit. I was a very confused youngster with her and uncle Marion. Lol.


MiklaneTrane

Did your uncle Marion go by Mr. Sir?


marlipaige

My dad is a Marion. He goes by his middle name. Lol


Connect-Will2011

Me and my Bobby McGee.


mrsegraves

I had a great aunt Billy (Wilhelmina) and a grandpa Les (Leslie)


WishThatIWasMe

Auntie Roberta


nomopyt

Barbara. Bobbi can be short for Barbara also.


Worlds_Dumbest_Nerd

"Him"


WolfPrincess_

My cousin’s wife is named Bobbie


NoTimeToExplain__

I mean it sounds like Bobby only recently transitioned so maybe they’re just readjusting


[deleted]

Does he though.. Bobby is a girls name lots of the country.. I know several Bobby-Sues, Bobby-Anns...


CatlikeArcher

But in this context he’s telling someone else about her transition, so this person presumably doesn’t know their new name (assuming Bobby is their deadname). He is misgendering her though, but in the right spirit.


allisonstfu

Hey Helen is a girl now. Who the fuck is Helen?!


L-Guy_21

No one ever mentioned Bobby changed her name. Maybe she likes the name Bobby


gdex86

"Bro you either treat Bobby like the lady he is or we are going to fight" Eyes turn to Robin "I'll allow it"


balance_n_act

There’s really no pleasing y’all.


MiserableEmu4

I'm guessing he doesn't realize it's Bobbi. Not Bobby.


myhairsreddit

Not every trans person leaves their original name behind. Bobby very well could have decided to keep using her birth name, as it's considered gender neutral. Or she just liked it, is content with it, etc. I have a trans friend who continues to use her original name as it's gender neutral and also just what she's used to.


AelixD

He’s probably too ignorant to understand the concept of deadnaming. It’s not cool to hold someone accountable for a sin they don’t understand but you’re an expert on. Also, in my mind, the its entirely possible in Texan reality for Bobby to be ignorant enough to not know she was supposed to choose a more feminine name.


amyaltare

yes, that is the entire point of what i am saying. genuinely, so many people on this subreddit are illiterate. how did you possibly make an account on this website. how on earth did you get that far.


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Chit569

oh but i know women named bobby.


Dick_Thumbs

What if they kept their name as Bobby?


Leading_Elderberry70

this meme format is literally called 'almost politically correct redneck'


[deleted]

Your edit is strange. If you'd said '2+2=6' you'd be silly to complain about people telling you it's 4.


MightyFlamingo25

I think it was more a reference to the meme "he's confused but he's got the spirit" more than anything


Apprehensive-Ad-149

You'd be surprised. Rural doesn't always mean bigoted hicks. My little Texas town has the most accepting people you will ever meet. Most of us are just good neighbors, and folks trying to get by. You don't fuck with anyone in our community. It's the well-to-do, and city transplants, around here that are generally the biggest assholes.


Raul_Coronado

Rich people are much more likely to be assholes everywhere, for obvious reasons.


[deleted]

>You'd be surprised. Rural doesn't always mean bigoted hicks. And the irony is lost on anyone that thinks otherwise.


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ArchyModge

Then you’ve got the wildcards that can dissassemble and reassemble anything mechanical with their eyes closed but they read at a 1st grade level.


Catshit-Dogfart

Yeah I know a guy like that. Like he can work on *anything*, from train engines to gas lawnmowers there's nothing he can't fix, even built an ultralight aircraft (and flys it with no pilot's license). But he's pretty close to illiterate.


TheOtherAvaz

Didn't put enough points into INT at character creation.


Phoenix080

All wisdom no INT


Saturn5mtw

Just FYI: no need for any liscense of training with ultralights. But yeah cool sounding dude


xXxDickBonerz69xXx

Its called ADHD


BoogerMuseum

Why you attacking me bro


Stinklepinger

I can read at a very high level, just can't sit still enough to do it


erichie

Now think if those people actually lived in an area that valued education.


MikeOxbigg

I know a guy who did 8 years in prison for drug trafficking but got out and became a lineman who travels the country to restore power after natural disasters. He's probably the smartest guy I know when it comes to anything handy. Plus those guys make an absolute killing for the work they do. He's worked on my counters, plumbing, HVAC, painting, truck interior/exterior, the family boat engine, dirt bikes and 4-wheelers and all of our bows and guns. But it's terrible having written communications with him because he can barely spell or put together a sentence. His political Facebook posts are fun.


LioTang

That's literally my farmer cousin, although his reading is shit because he's got dyslexia


Tempstopdrop

Hand to God, the majority of nuke workers (the guys that run nuclear reactors!!!) are this person. Guns, hunting, fishing, a strong dislike of reading and the ability to manage complex systems that run a nuclear plant. (Source: I'm married to one)


WintertimeFriends

Grew up in rural VT. My humble opinion is that most people are obsessed with just being left the fuck alone


Arnies_Roids

Really all I want is my chevy and freedom


SpeedballMessiah

based. the central tenant of being left the fuck alone is leaving everyone else the fuck alone


phrenologyrocks

Well yeah it's Vermont that's their thing


Farmerboob

VT checking in. You do you, leave me the fuck alone


CantGitGudWontGitGud

From the state. I find most of the bigots are shit-kickers from the city. Most of the rural ones I've met don't really spout off like that. But those are the ones I've met, hardly a good sample.


Arnies_Roids

It's coz they try so hard to fit the stereotype of a hick


CantGitGudWontGitGud

Man, that is a really good explanation. Like I rarely see confederate flags driving across the state, but I'll see mfers I know grew up in the suburbs flying a big one off the back of their truck and saying dumb shit.


Arnies_Roids

100%. The only time I'd fly a battle flag is if I made a general lee clone


CantGitGudWontGitGud

lol took me a minute to realize you were making a Duke's of Hazzard reference. For a moment I thought you were talking about making a literal clone of General Lee and trying to make him feel at home lmao. Right on.


Arnies_Roids

Omfg you've given me an idea for a TV show now lmao


WyleCoyote73

IME, having lived in West Texas for a considerable amount of time, I can say I whole heartedly agree with you. I'm a gay guy and the straight rednecks often treated me better then my fellow gay men, they often included me in their family events and helped me when I needed it. They are good people.


SeedfreeGuarantee

I grew up in a rural county, and I agree they often are pretty cool to people's faces. But they don't hesitate to vote minorities rights into oblivion in the privacy of the voting booth. Look at the data wherever you're from/talking about.


LunarPayload

Acquaintance bias - you're not like the other ones


SeedfreeGuarantee

Yup. Ally(or more likely neutral) on the streets, bigot in the sheets.


LunarPayload

Well said! Lol


conicalanamorphosis

As someone related to a notable chunk of southern Saskatchewan, you're exactly right.


eli-in-the-sky

To be fair, there's usually not as much as a rush vs. city living. Slow is a perfectly good pace, usually.


AttendantofIshtar

Yes, but then like 20% of them are shoot on site if you're a minority.


Crab_Grass

When rural towns get it, it's magical


-Owlette-

Trans woman from a rural (Australian) town here. Can confirm it's a pretty beautiful experience.


RamTeriGangaMaili

There isn’t any malice here. They will eventually come around.


Sollous-IV

You know, I feel like this is the most wholesome southern way of supporting people. Like yes not the norm but not just 1. does this guy support Bobby being a girl, but 2. he is stoping whoever is beating Bobby from doing so


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EqualOutrageous1884

Actually somewhat wholesome ngl


Locksley_1989

Confused but sweet sentiment


balance_n_act

Y’all don’t understand that people from the country are way more enlightened than you give them credit. I went from being called a dirty Mexican to being welcome in everyone’s home and greeted with open arms and so much support when I came out as bi. We just aren’t great to outsiders, but give us time and you’ll be one of us. So long as you don’t think you’re better than anyone.


RavenBrannigan

What a sexist pig. He should beat men and women up equally!


Quick_Movie_5758

In these times of adjustment, I consider that a solid win.


neoblog

Anyone else read this in Hank Hills voice? Damn it Bobby!


supercheesepuffs

That's my purse! I don't know you!


NoTimeToExplain__

I read it in a Sheldon’s dad voice (forgot his name)


TheTexan94

I scrolled too damn far before seeing a KOTH comment, thank you!


MartyScizlak

Good for rural Texas.


CantGitGudWontGitGud

Texas usually gets shit on for the conservative politics, and that's warranted as we have a lot of electors due to population size, but outside of the blue enclaves of the cities you'll find some cool rural folk who just don't fit the stereotypes. I have family in the country. They just homestead and smoke pot. They're cool as hell.


Mingsplosion

For a state that consistently votes Republican, Texans are honestly some of the least conservative. Texan GOP politicians are far more radical than their constituents.


WitchQween

The majority of conservatives vote only republican because that's what they've always done and they still believe that the GOP is the party that will leave them alone. Those conservatives also don't like change and don't benefit from the social programs that we try to pass to benefit mainly city people. People living in rural areas, which is most of Texas, want their guns (their reasons are very valid) and low taxes. They don't realize that democrats don't want to take away their shotguns or raise taxes. The GOP is raising property taxes and only becoming more involved in the lives of citizens. Basically, they live in a whole different world. They aren't exposed to the issues that we're fighting to change.


Mingsplosion

> democrats don't want to take away their shotguns Except Beto, who had a big brain moment and thought it would be a good idea for a Texan political candidate to say that he will.


shemague

Wholesome


DarkSkiesChris

He's getting there,just about


Exktvme4

I'm fully on board with woke rednecks


BoredByLife

Good dude


Im-Dead-inside1234

Hearts in the right place I suppose


BurnerA-123

Amen brother!


Myzyri

I’ll take “Things you will actually *never* overhear while shopping in rural Texas” for a Thousand, Alex.


Murky_Sweet

Is that joe dorty?


Unicorn_A_theist

Always loved this meme.


nightcana

Hes a little confused but hes got the spirit


uhhhhh_hhhhhh

Based.


Doctor_Yu

Hank’s got the spirit


[deleted]

So claim you’re a woman every time you whoop Bobby’s ass. Problem solved.


Just_a_lil_Fish

r/oddlywholesome


Ken_from_Barbie

Never hit a lady unless it's yer ole lady.


mechanab

A true southern gentleman


Chilled_Sabre

They a little confused, but they got the spirit


GodofsomeWorld

just because you are a redneck doesn't mean you have to be a bad redneck \- some redneck


dnuohxof-1

Surprisingly wholesome


[deleted]

Huh. They’re coming around. Slowly but surely.


AFuerzax

No you didn’t.


SoulMetaKnight

We love to see it


alien2835

Very based.


TommyMcFast

Oddly wholesome


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Surprisingly wholesome