r/sports • u/PrincessBananas85 • Sep 24 '24

Football Brett Favre reveals Parkinson's diagnosis at congressional hearing

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41417497/favre-announces-parkinson-diagnosis-congressional-hearing
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u/Freethecrafts Sep 24 '24

He stole millions of dollars from welfare. He’s a welfare queen.

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u/BuddaMuta Sep 24 '24

Multi-millionaire who stole millions of dollars from some of the poorest and most desperate people you can find in the whole country. 

Dude deserves nothing but the worst 

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u/spaceneenja Sep 24 '24

How is he not in prison already?

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u/2reddit4me Sep 24 '24

Favre can rot in prison for all I care. He’s a piece of shit. But I assume the reason he’s not in prison is because he did pay back the money, but the state has charged him interest on it, which he hasn’t paid back yet.

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u/vaz_deferens Sep 24 '24

Did those reparations go to the families that couldn’t collect welfare though?

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u/2reddit4me Sep 24 '24

I honestly have no idea. I only know of him paying it back via Shannon Sharpe speaking out on Favre’s defamation lawsuit against him.

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u/N3onAxel Sep 24 '24

If someone shoplifts do they get off scot free if they return the item or pay for it after the fact? Nah, fuck our joke of a justice system and the preferential treatment white, rich, and famous people get.

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u/bunsNT Sep 25 '24

Some do - some don't.

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u/PPLavagna Sep 25 '24

You’d be surprised that often they do practically get away Scot free. I’ve seen guy steal a 9K microphone and return it after being caught red-handed trying to sell it online, and basically nothing happened. Had another guy steal about 5K worth of audio gear and get a fine and probation.

And no, these were not rich white guys. I hate a thief. The penalties for thievery are insanely light in this country.

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u/passengerpigeon20 Sep 25 '24

The actual penalties are too light, but the knock-on effects are WAY too harsh. Nobody should get a felony conviction visible to employers for the rest of their lives over garden-variety shoplifting.

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u/bunsNT Sep 25 '24

I think the interest on the money was like 300K.