• LANIK2000@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    The American prison system is designed to make money. Prisons get paid based on how many people they house. Making sure people don’t wind up in prison is literally the last thing the warden wants to do. Anybody thinking America is gonna change it’s ways out of the goodness of its heart is fucking delusional.

    • BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee
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      9 days ago

      I watched a video of a random streamer who ranted a bit about the elections. He had some great points, and he was basically saying what most people are thinking. He talked about voting and the people that refused to vote. He then added: how can you become president as a criminal but you are not able to vote as a criminal. And then continues with, he agrees that criminals shouldn’t be able to vote, because they are criminals with bad intentions. Fucker, the system is designed that most people ARE criminals. You can go to jail because a copper doesn’t like your face.

      • AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee
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        9 days ago

        Literally every single person is one police encounter away from being a criminal, unless you’re rich that is.