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Most people are incarcerated for the reasons you list. [0] That doesn't necessarily make them a scumbag or a bad person in my mind, without knowing more about t
by rascul 4y ago
Most people are incarcerated for the reasons you list. [0] That doesn't necessarily make them a scumbag or a bad person in my mind, without knowing more about the situation. There are plenty of examples where it's not so clear cut, here are a few:
Supposedly over 90% of convictions are from plea bargains. We'll never know how many of those people were actually innocent. CeCe McDonald may or may not be one example. [1]
Anthony Gammons, Jr. may have acted in self defense for him and his child, but he wasn't legally allowed to own a firearm so he was convicted of murder. [2]
Teenager gets 10 years for consensual sex. [3]
Kalief Browder in jail for three years without a trial. [4]
Alexander Torres wrongfully convicted for murder for 20 years. [5]
When I was in jail, the few people I talked to, were in there for cannabis possession (as was I), driving without a license, and missing a jury summons. None of that necessarily makes them bad people in my mind. Maybe they are, but it would be for other reasons I'm not aware of.
[0] https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/p19.pdf https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/p19.pdf
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CeCe_McDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CeCe_McDonald
[2] https://www.criminallegalnews.org/news/2020/sep/15/indiana-supreme-court-must-be-immediate-causal-connection-between-confrontation-and-other-crime-defendant-negate-self-defense/ https://www.criminallegalnews.org/news/2020/sep/15/indiana-s...
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_v._State https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_v._State
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalief_Browder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalief_Browder
[5] https://www.aol.com/news/20-years-prison-man-found-204259158.html https://www.aol.com/news/20-years-prison-man-found-204259158...