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LA county jails are dangerous especially if you aren’t white. Depending on the unit, your pod will be ran by either a Hispanic or Black gang member who runs the
by crimethought 8y ago
LA county jails are dangerous especially if you aren’t white. Depending on the unit, your pod will be ran by either a Hispanic or Black gang member who runs the “program”.
I was arrested on a minor misdemeanor and thanks to the magic of corruption, got thrown in jail for 35-days when my plea deal was 0.
I was in jail with convicted murderers, people on murder trial etc. I was handcuffed to a man that was savgely beaten by gang members for a minor offense involving a newspaper.
The process to goto court was insane — including dry runs where you basically sit in a small cold holding room with up to 50 people from 6am to 5pm but are never called to court. In that room, inmates had been murdered and yes they’re cameras now but people cover them up for a fight.
This was my 1st arrest, for a dubious crime. I even called the police for help, was unjustly arrested than put in jail with violent criminals and violent deputies whose behavior has improved since the FBI installed video cameras.
- bilbo0s 8y ago>I was arrested on a minor misdemeanor and ... got thrown in jail for 35-days when my plea deal was 0... And... >This was my 1st arrest... Wait? What? Are you a black guy or something? Because if not, I'm not understanding how that could have happened to you?
- chrisseaton 8y agoNot an American, so can't tell if you think 35-days custody is a lot or a little for a first offence?
- bilbo0s 8y agoFor a 1st offense, minor misdemeanor, 35 days is a LOT. So either the misdemeanor was not minor, or this guy has something else going on? Like maybe he's black? Maybe he's dating the arresting cop's ex? But if this kind of thing were the case, you'd normally see more charges. (And no plea bargains.) I'd say maybe it was a political thing, but it's not an election year. Who knows? But 35 days is way outside the mean. The average person would not get that much for a 1st offense on a minor misdemeanor.
- gnhrgkai 8y agoBeing black does not net you a longer sentence. That's just stupid.
- DanBC 8y agoIt's well researched that black people get longer sentences than white people for the same crime. https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/research-publications/2017/20171114_Demographics.pdf https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-pu...
- gnhrgkai 8y agoAccording to your pdf file, 19% longer. So this guy is exaggerating or something.
- majewsky 8y ago"19% longer" on average does not mean that each sentence is exactly 19% longer than it otherwise would be.
- scarejunba 8y agoYou were already wrong in your confident assertion once. Perhaps re-examine your priors before continuing?
- behringer 8y agoThe police and the courts pretty much do whatever they want, regardless of what's actually said. If they say you go to jail for a month, you're going to jail. Also, in the US, 75 percent of people in jail are back within 3 years. It's not necessarily because people can't "get better." It's also because US society is setup to continually attack people who have gone to jail and send them back. It's the entire reason why the majority of people in jail being minorities is so egregious.