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vegeta@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 13 hours ago

Murderer from a land down under sues for right to eat Vegemite in prison

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Murderer from a land down under sues for right to eat Vegemite in prison

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Australian prisoner sues for his 'human right' to eat Vegemite
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A prisoner in Australia is challenging a state's ban on Vegemite in prisons, claiming that denying him the polarizing yeast spread violates his human rights.
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    So far the comments are all jokes, but I’m not laughing. The inmate is Australian, the prison is Australian, and Vegemite is widely beloved down under, certainly not something esoteric, expensive, or difficult to obtain. Banning it is simple cruelty, akin to banning hamburgers in US prisons.

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    Vegemite does taste like something a prison should serve… marmite though 🤌

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    Given the taste, I assume it could burn through steel bars

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    The cunt’s got a point

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    The title sounds like a 90s rap lyric.

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      https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/men-at-work/down-under

      Thought this was a reference, not sure after not a single comment mentioned it…

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      YOU GOTTA FIGHT!

      FOR YOUR RIGHT!

      TO VEEEEEEEGAMIIIIITE!

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      You’re not too far off actually.

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        Runs and takes cover

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    I thought this was Dull Mens Club for a moment.

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