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We've all heard it before: if you don't want to do the time don't do the crime. It doesn't matter how stupid or inhumane the law might be - that's a different
by redleggedfrog 4y ago
We've all heard it before: if you don't want to do the time don't do the crime. It doesn't matter how stupid or inhumane the law might be - that's a different fight. Fight that fight if you like, but don't break the law in the meantime cause someone will want you in prison. 40 months? Seems like a lot. Probably wanted to think twice about what they were doing.
- kelnos 4y agoAs a practical matter, you're correct. But I think it's important to consider that the consequences for breaking a law should not be to be held in jail pre-trial under inhumane, unhealthy conditions. (If you're not sympathetic toward people who eventually are convicted, at least consider that pre-trial detention shouldn't screw over people who eventually are acquitted.) And it's important to discuss what we think about the laws in question. And regardless, there's nothing wrong with showing some empathy for someone who ended up in this situation, even if it was through their own risky actions. If you don't feel that empathy, that's fine, but don't begrudge the rest of us our prerogative to feel that way.
- throwaway61022 4y agoInhumane conditions are horrid, period. I'm not even sure they are legal, if they are - we should change the law, if they aren't - the jailors should be held accountable.