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It's tempting to attribute this to Southern ideology, but California's "End Slavery in California Act" also failed for similar reasons. It's expensive to do wha
by kelseyfrog 4y ago
It's tempting to attribute this to Southern ideology, but California's "End Slavery in California Act" also failed for similar reasons. It's expensive to do what's right, so it's easier for lawmakers and officials to pretend that the system is working as intended and that punishment is the goal. This is the unspoken truth that they don't want to admit though sometimes it sneaks out: "It costs too much to do the right thing."
- x86_64Ubuntu 4y agoThe cost reasons though are people concern-trolling for a reason to continue to do the wrong thing. Not to mention, in the article they state how much extra cash is needed to keep people beyond their detention date. When it's something awful that they want the state to do, things like adventurous and optional wars, or the War On Drugs, we never hear murmurings about "costs".