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>The US has the largest number of incarnated adults in the developed world because our government and capitalism demands it be so No, US has the largest number

>The US has the largest number of incarnated adults in the developed world because our government and capitalism demands it be so No, US has the largest number of adults in prison because we have a very ideologically diverse population, as well as a semblance of personal freedom, which necessarily will result in more people committing crimes. Nothing to do with capitalism. In fact, a true capitalism-based solutions would actually be organized forced labor camps - instead of sitting in cells prisoners would be forced to work, and have access to food and medicine to continue to optimize their productivity. Also, as an aside >Until I was exposed to it in this manner, I would have been a "who cares do the crime pay the price" but that price extends so far, impacts everyone in a prisoners family even if they did no crime, and sets them up for failure when reentering the world. If you hold a position but change this solely because of a personal experience, you don't actually believe in either side of the issue, you just go with what feels right.

anigbrowl 4y ago
I think you might want to research the penal systems of the US a bit more closely. More than one state essentially functions on convict labor.
- ActorNightly 4y ago
  Functions is a strong word. Yes, convict labor is cheap. But its availability is generally not manufactured. Im sure that there are some sociopathic people that would absolutely love the idea of putting more people in prison to take advantage of cheap labor, but the system we live is pretty robust to that kind of bullshit, with a few exceptions of course.
  - anigbrowl 4y ago
    It is, but I'm not one for hyperbole. Arizona communities would 'collapse' without cheap prison labor, Corrections director says https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/14/arizona-cities-would-collapse-without-prison-labor/10062910002/ https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/1... Louisiana is another state that's notable for the degree to which it has institutionalized this economic practice.

anigbrowl 4y ago

I think you might want to research the penal systems of the US a bit more closely. More than one state essentially functions on convict labor.

ActorNightly 4y ago
Functions is a strong word. Yes, convict labor is cheap. But its availability is generally not manufactured. Im sure that there are some sociopathic people that would absolutely love the idea of putting more people in prison to take advantage of cheap labor, but the system we live is pretty robust to that kind of bullshit, with a few exceptions of course.
- anigbrowl 4y ago
  It is, but I'm not one for hyperbole. Arizona communities would 'collapse' without cheap prison labor, Corrections director says https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/14/arizona-cities-would-collapse-without-prison-labor/10062910002/ https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/1... Louisiana is another state that's notable for the degree to which it has institutionalized this economic practice.