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A brief taste of freedom may be more cruel than kind, though I doubt it's cruel enough to trigger the eighth amendment. On the other hand, it does meet the stan
by hirundo 5y ago
A brief taste of freedom may be more cruel than kind, though I doubt it's cruel enough to trigger the eighth amendment. On the other hand, it does meet the standard of "unusual".
The Pythons pioneered the "comfy chair" torture technique, which was supposed to be a joke. But if got the brief use of a comfy chair then had to go back to a hard bench it would be worse than before.
- literallyaduck 5y agoJust like work from home vs returning to the office.
- SketchySeaBeast 5y agoYup. I've experienced the Rick & Morty perfectly level space, please don't send me back into the topsy turvy office. Though this all seems a little insensitive to be complaining about our white color concerns when this seems to be an innovative new method to torture inmates for some reason.
- teddyh 5y ago“I knew it was a mistake to let them taste happiness.” https://dilbert.com/strip/2021-05-08 https://dilbert.com/strip/2021-05-08
- SketchySeaBeast 5y agoCan't say I much care for the man, but when he's right, he's right.
- noneeeed 5y agoThis is similar to how some homeless people will turn down the offer of a temporary bed. Having a night in a clean bed just makes the following night feel worse. Once you're used to it, it can be easier to live with discomfort, or dull it with booze/drugs.
- redconfetti 5y agoYes, but is it profitable?
- parineum 5y ago>A brief taste of freedom may be more cruel than kind, The logical conclusion of this line of thinking is that it's least cruel to keep all people in solitary confinement rather than remove a single freedom. That's obviously asinine.