Will there ever be a way to convince the American public that prisons are not supposed to be cruel and the justice system shouldn't be about vengeance?
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But justice is about taking an eye for an eye right? /s
Even that biblical context was about making someone whole. You stole their cow and sold it, they get one of yours. The current American prison system is simply about cruelty and profit.
That makes a little more sense. (the historic pov) but yeah the current system is just about creating a new class of slave labor its got nothing going on for it in terms of rehabilitation. Its increasingly frustrating when other countries have kinda mapped out a model and you just have to transpose it. But we can't have nice things.
also i was being sarcastic in the previous message hence the /s. Sorry.
Nothing to be sorry about! I was also venting; hope I didn't come across as too contrary.
Oh youre good. I just wanted to make sure there was no misunderstanding. And please vent away. Its depressing.
You guys are so adorable * . *
I’m hearing we should take a dealer’s drugs and drug money, or a car thief’s car, and call it square.
Why stop there.. Take their life as well. Lol /s
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The Department of Corrections and attorney general’s office previously withheld documents the AP sought under the state’s open-records law related to Givens’ death and inmate complaints about cold temperatures.
I wonder just how many serial killers are employed by the Dept of Corrections?
It would be easier to list the employees that aren't.
The AP obtained records showing inmates at Marion, which houses predominantly mentally ill offenders, were hospitalized for hypothermia at least 13 times in three years during cold-weather months
Nothing to see here folks, just people who were too stupid to be a cop torturing mentally ill people under the auspice of state care. Don't worry! nothing will happen to them.
Cruel and unusual punishment.
If it's the norm, can it really be called unusual? 🤔 ^/s^
So the usual cruel punishment
Concrete floors are usually cooler than the rest of the room. Knock someone out, throw a bucket of water on them, and just let them lay there.
Easy answer: neglect.
Nah neglect means not caring. This is on purpose, by design, intebtional. This is torture.
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