• noodlejetski (he/him)@piefed.social
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    6 days ago

    I’ve heard it explained as a way to make your sentence harsher in case you are a terrorist and get caught. not only you were planning to do bad things, but also LIED about it to the GUBMENT. DOUBLE CRIME

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      6 days ago

      Thanks, that sounds plausible enough for me. Has Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking vibes, bureaucracy would love this, so I shall accept this as fact henceforth, and indulge my confirmation bias!

    • Obi@sopuli.xyz
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      6 days ago

      Killing those 20 people was pretty bad, but this extra charge for lying is what really adds up to the sentence.