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Ep 624 - Big Boy (feat. Nate Marshall)
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Cops, Domestic Disputes, and the Hungry Judge Statistic
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Nate's shooting hobby and the price of 5.56 ammo leads to a wide-ranging riff on whether being a cop would actually be chill. Matt's verdict: you'd need serious connections to avoid shift work, because the rotating schedule alone would destroy your sleep. Shane suggests a 10 to 4 slot would be ideal — avoiding both morning hangovers and afternoon misery. The funniest pivot: Matt imagines the specific horror of eating a meatball sandwich and three Starbucks refreshers, only to get an urgent radio call requiring a full sprint after a pipe thief. A boa constrictor, he points out, knows to lie still for four days after eating prey. From there, Nate drops the hungry judge statistic — parole hearings close to lunchtime result in harsher sentences, while post-lunch decisions trend more lenient. [1] — Nate Marshall "Hungry judges give harsher sentences: A reportedly real statistic suggests judges are more likely to deny parole or give harsher rulings wh…" 47:27 The guys run with it, imagining defendants slipping Snickers bars to their honor. The conversation briefly gets crude about female judges and periods, which they themselves clock as going a bit far.
A reportedly real statistic suggests judges are more likely to deny parole or give harsher rulings when they haven't eaten yet, and more lenient right after lunch.
