Man wants prison

Elderly Bank Robber Looks Forward To Prison


This story was found on CNN news as well as KGET News

This relates to the Thomas Hobbs Philosophy of the social contract, where you will do whatever, and use your own strengths to protect your natural rights; Life, Liberty, and Property. This man spent most of his life in jail and now that he was out he felt as if it was easier being in jail, than trying to go on in life outside he , had no one to lean on and he had no extra help, for his needs in the outside world. I guess he felt happier serving time than trying to make it on his own, he went into the bank knowing what he was going to do. He did it on purpose because he knew he was going to get caught and he wanted to go back to prison. In this way he did something for himself he used his own power and strength to get happiness. He was in and out of jail for most of his life since he was eighteen and he felt that being in prison was an option that he had and he wanted it. So he did something tho get what he wanted.