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Some of the smartest people I've known ended up in prison or shackled to poverty. We waste so much human potential as a society.
by iaw 5y ago
Some of the smartest people I've known ended up in prison or shackled to poverty. We waste so much human potential as a society.
- spoonjim 5y agoWhy were they in prison? A smart person who harms people isn’t wasted potential, they’re often just more effective at being awful.
- duxup 5y ago>who harms Potentially 'harmed', as in the past. The other user didn't didn't say they harmed anyone, but if they did... they also didn't say it was ongoing. I think you might be imagining a different situation.
- eschaton 5y agoNot everyone in prison has harmed or threatened to harm others. As an example, it was only 2003 when the US Supreme Court struck down a Texas sodomy law—and if they hadn’t, the victims of the law would probably have been imprisoned. How many people in the US are in jail and prison on drug possession charges again? Many stadiums’ worth.
- spoonjim 5y agoYes, that’s why I asked why they were in there. A person in jail for drug possession is wasted human potential. A person in jail for violent crimes is where they should be, keeping the rest of the world civilized under the basic social contract.