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[ed boy]

I don't think the ideal response is to force the district to waste taxpayers' money on petty corruption.

If there were some better way to handle it, then hell, go for it.  But I really don't think "waste as much money as possible" is a good outcome for anyone.

Money is the only thing these people generally care about, so forcing it all down the drain is the only way to get through the thick, neigh-impenetrable skulls of those involved in the "justice" system.

Good lord man, get your ego in check. It's not about wasting their resources to force what you believe 'through the thick, neigh-impenetrable skulls of those involved in the "justice" system'. If you have disagreements with justice system, then the way to resolve them is not to do that. Doing that just makes things worse for everyone involved.

I agree that it isn't a way to resolve problems with the justice system, my hypothetical is for a situation such as the one Grek was in, to make an unfair trial very, very difficult for everyone involved.

That's still making the situation worse, unless you somehow gain great enjoyment from bad things happening to others.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

That's still making the situation worse, unless you somehow gain great enjoyment from bad things happening to others.

Others who cause me problems, such as through an unjust trial? Yes, I do enjoy watching bad things happen to people I hate. That's not exactly a revolutionary concept.

[ed boy]

That's still making the situation worse, unless you somehow gain great enjoyment from bad things happening to others.

Others who cause me problems, such as through an unjust trial? Yes, I do enjoy watching bad things happen to people I hate. That's not exactly a revolutionary concept.

It's not a new concept, but it still makes you a terrible person.

And you have to question who exactly is causing you the problems and who is worse off from being difficult. If a court case like that is long and expensive, it doesn't mean that the lawyers, judge, or people who made the law will walk away with less money in their pocket. It means that money that would be spent on other things is cut, hurting those who have nothing to do with the matter.

[Bohandas]

That's still making the situation worse, unless you somehow gain great enjoyment from bad things happening to others.

Others who cause me problems, such as through an unjust trial? Yes, I do enjoy watching bad things happen to people I hate. That's not exactly a revolutionary concept.

It's not a new concept, but it still makes you a terrible person.

And you have to question who exactly is causing you the problems and who is worse off from being difficult. If a court case like that is long and expensive, it doesn't mean that the lawyers, judge, or people who made the law will walk away with less money in their pocket. It means that money that would be spent on other things is cut, hurting those who have nothing to do with the matter.

The school district making the false accusation, the one trying to regain their supposedly "stolen" $40, would lose money.

Schadenfreude forever!

[Bauglir]

It's not a new concept, but it still makes you a terrible person.

That's probably a ridiculous exaggeration. At worst, it just doesn't contribute to being a better person. I agree that in this situation it's shortsighted to place that as the highest priority (since, knowing school systems, wasting their money just results in fucking over more kids than accomplishing change), but as a general principle to be weighed with other considerations I really don't see the sense in insisting that everyone is a terrible person for having a common social instinct.