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this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2024
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Either stay in your country or go through the proper channels. Or work as a field laborer for pennies on the dollar...sounds like there are a couple choices here, no one is forcing people to cross illegally. Edit I read no good, my b
In your rush to dunk on folks who have made a difficult decision at a low point in their likely quite difficult lives, you failed to actually read what you replied to. But I'm guessing your response is now "they are criminals so they have no rights, and so who cares about their humanity."
So you didn't read the meme still, or are we changing topics now? I'm interested to hear your defense of slavery.
First, riddle me this and I'll decide whether to engage with you or not. Is breaking the law a choice? I'm not debating whether the laws are right or wrong.
Don't worry, I've already made that decision for you. Good Day!
Will u b my fren
This is what total total institutionalization looks like, folks.
Since there is literally no activity one can engage in without breaking some law or another in the US? No.
R u a bad boy/girl
They're literally illegalizing porn and being gay
I did read it wrong 😂 my bad
It's not OK to treat the undocumented like slaves either FWIW.
We treat our own people like slaves, what makes them so special?
You are super close to seeing the actual point.
You’re close to the point, just keep on down that path a little farther
That it's ok to let prisoners work to pay for their own housing and food instead of the taxpayers?
That maybe we shouldn’t be treating anyone like that and that if we are going to have people work, yes even prisoners, should be paid a fair rate instead of pennies on the dollar.
I'm gonna pass on that and I've been locked up working those jobs. What are we treating them like? They have a choice..If you don't want to, they don't make you but believe me..you want those jobs..The fair rate is calculated after working in the cost of your housing, a victims compensation fund, your food and medical care.. plus you get a reduction on your sentence and you aren't institutionalized as bad..you never thought about that did you Toby? Now get to picking that cotton boy!
Yes, you just seem like such a good person.
I’m gonna stick with we should treat all people as people, not property.
Especially because in America there is a damn good chance they have done nothing wrong.
I'm definitely not a good person.and I hope you never meet the majority of the people I was around..Sure a few of them might be innocent of what they were serving time for but they have done a lot more than what they were caught doing and a lot of them spend their time networking with others in their trade and learn how to not make mistakes the next time.
You are confusing paid labor by choice with forced labor under fear of solitary.
Both exist, ones less bad. People are talking about the forced labor thing though, not the "working the kitchens" for 3$ a day thing.
Edit: would help if you'd read the damn post
I was in a discussion with someone else about a different subject.It would help if you read all my damn posts. But labor vs solitary is a choice therefore not forced bitch boy if you want to get technical
Well honestly I tried putting myself into this position mentally, to figure out how I might react. Would I refuse and take the punishment on principle? Do I think I'm strong enough to go through solitary for an extended period of time without permanent damage mentally?
The problem for me is that in that scenario I would feel that my punishment is prison, the loss of freedom, and that I was not sentenced to either slave labor or solitary confinement, both of which I consider immoral under any condition.
There is technically a choice, but that seems pointlessly reductive. I'd have to ask you if you feel like someone given the choice between losing their leg or arm would then be more responsible for the decision than the person who cut the limb off?
I think there is some distinction to be made between free action and reaction. If you are put in a position where you are forced to make a choice, then its not just the individuals fault for the choice they make.
Where I'm from in the US..You get time off your sentence, a better chance at parole, and a small check at the end of month depending on what you were doing..if you are lucky, you get to be outside on a golf course or a dog pound..I think mine was around 67 bucks a month..It's a no brainer for most people unless you just like sitting around watching TV and listening to people bicker/fight/od all day. Yoda, you think you are?
Well I will say ive done that last part, its not so bad playing cards and watching tv all day, what's hard is not having any control of who's around you and where they go. If you end up with considerate people its not so bad.
I dont think the choice is between hanging out in the rec room or working for too little pay. We are talking about specifically when inmates are forced to work, or endure punishments.
This is out of touch and quite inaccurate at the same time
You realize that this can happen to your uncle Cletus and not just illegal immigrants, right? Lol I'm going to assume not, based on your answer. I'm sorry that your parents, yourself, and your school district failed to educate you - there's still information out here though, just look around. Ask for help if you need to, there's lots of adults around.
I've been to prison and to be honest... When you have a job in there that pays usually 60 to 70 cents an hour, it's so much better than sitting on your ass and calling your friends/family asking for a handout...It sounds crazy, but after a while you literally crave a purpose/job.
A purpose != a job. Capitalism has tried to equate the two, but it is incorrect
I'm going to break it down into easier concepts. You get bored out of your god damn skull and you want to do anything to pass the time and get out of your cell.
I definitely understand that and I've seen that sentiment over and over in news/documentaries about such topics. People like to be busy, work, have meaning, purpose. Activate the mind, pass time. It does not mean that the people should be exploited even if it's beneficial to them.
I have spent just several days in jail and I know that time. fuckin. crawls.
What do you think about community service?
I think that you need to bring a person understanding and reasoning first and foremost when it comes to crime and punishment. Rehabilitation and education come to mind. If the offender hasn't mentally changed or grown, it may be unlikely that any benefit from the service time is realized, though it could still lead to it. Change can be prompted from different angles.
People don't need to be subject to "extended community service" simply because there may be a silver lining somewhere. There are many people locked up for crimes they didn't commit, and many punishments do not fit the crime, so allowing a grand exploitation scheme is still fucked up and not some Disney magic where people learn lessons and find some quirky meaning.
The point is that because of the lack of illegal immigrants, they now need to use prisoners as slaves instead.
I'm not opposed, yeah I read the post wrong
What about children who were brought across the busted with their family illegally. They were forced.
They aren't thrown in prison or forced to work either now are they?