South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection (www.theguardian.com)
from Valnao@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 21 Feb 07:25
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betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world on 21 Feb 08:06 collapse

That’s how it’s done. Make those big rocks into little rocks.

Cris_Color@lemmy.world on 21 Feb 08:28 collapse

What does make big rocks into little rocks mean?

Eryn6844@piefed.blahaj.zone on 21 Feb 08:35 collapse

back in the day prisoners were put in rock quarries to pick axe rocks into smaller rocks. it did nothing useful but kept them busy and not sitting in a cell.

TheEEEdiot@sh.itjust.works on 21 Feb 19:38 collapse

The little rocks were used to pave early automobile roads. That’s why most state department of transportation offices are located next to jails.

Glytch@lemmy.world on 21 Feb 20:36 collapse

Exactly, we call those little rocks “gravel” and gravel has many uses.