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Here you are, after making some mistakes and behaving very badly, the State has full control of you. They then limit how much you can communicate with normal p

Here you are, after making some mistakes and behaving very badly, the State has full control of you. They then limit how much you can communicate with normal people. They are complicit in you being exploited financially. They look the other way if you are physically or sexually abused. When you've served your time no one will hire you and you're limited from interacting with society normally. And we, society, think this is just great! Which ticker can I buy to get in on this action? Dystopia is here, it's just not evenly distributed yet.

mindslight 8y ago
It's an inevitable outcome from the myopic viewing of rights as enumerated primitives, rather than qualitatively - the mob is constantly looking for ways to justify why those rights don't apply to a given person. Prisoners are a super easy target, as their right to liberty is already being violated (justifiably, I think). Driving a car (even though it's de facto mandatory) - bye-bye rights. On privatized commons (like a shopping mall or Faceboot) - bye-bye rights. Forced to contract for (employment, housing, food, etc) - bye-bye rights. Affecting your own consciousness with substances - bye-bye rights. Caught peeing in some bushes - bye-bye all of your rights. And all the while, the majority cheers because it is inherently their norms being enforced. The concept of rights wasn't meant to protect the majority, but good luck getting that point across to the majority!