Watch the clip. Police comes right up to her and arrests her on camera.

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[–] 43 points 10 months ago (6 children)

“You can beat the wrap, but you can’t beat the ride”

Or possibly losing your job, healthcare insurance, going bankrupt, etc.

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  • [–] 32 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Presuming it was autocorrect, but it should be RAP, record of arrests & prosecutions.

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rap%20sheet#dictionary-entry-1

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I don’t see anywhere on there that gives the etymology as an abbreviation? Etymonline gives the following:

    rap(n.)

    early 14c., rappe, "a quick, light blow; a resounding stroke," […] native or borrowed from a Scandinavian source

    Slang meaning "a rebuke, the blame, responsibility" is from 1777; specific meaning "criminal indictment" (as in rap sheet, 1960) is from 1903

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Thanks for the link.

    Based on usage and spelling in my hometown of NYC, it's always been RAP, as shown in the second example (presuming journalists of yesteryear knew how to spell).

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago*

    Yeah, that's the real threat. An arrest record will absolutely jack up future background checks on future employment. Which you're going to encounter since your current employer will drop you for being a no-show. That will leave you without health insurance, threatening your savings until you can get employed again. Which will be very hard to overcome due to high unemployment (in some markets) and that arrest record.

    The fact that there's a through-line from "no social safety net" all the way to "compliant populace" is worrying to say the least.

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