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And on the other end, we have people who get treated like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalief_Browder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalief_Browder

typon 3y ago
White woman vs. Black guy treatment. We shouldn't gloss over that.
edgyquant 3y ago
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bmitc 3y ago
Jesus. That was harrowing. I just cannot even imagine the hopelessness that he felt. It is pure cosmic horror. This just makes me so angry. The amount of corruption, racism, and incompetence for this to happen is staggering and quite honestly incomprehensible. A, what appears to be non-U.S. citizen, person makes a bogus accusation against two black men who are U.S. citizens. The accusation has no consistency or accuracy, and not a single shred of evidence was ever presented. And the accusation was theft of a backpack. So the mere word of a foreigner sentences a man to prison for over three years, with no case brought to court, and several judges offering plea bargains. How did they even justify the plea bargains? "Oh, you're in prison for no reason so here's a plea bargain for random crimes we've made up?" If the district attorney's office is so busy, why does someone need to stay in prison for that? Like, you're supposably busy, but he has to stay in prison because you're busy? Every single one of those judges, district attorneys, police officers, correctional officers, and prison administration should face penalties. Edit: And it turns out that that place is not even a prison. It's a holding facility for people who are awaiting trials and other court actions, i.e., innocent people.
- HarryHirsch 3y ago
  And now you know why the right to a speedy trial was written into the constitution. Not that anyone consults it much, these days.
  - bmitc 3y ago
    I mean, I know why it's in there. The situation at that facility seems like hell even for a day or a few hours.

typon 3y ago

White woman vs. Black guy treatment. We shouldn't gloss over that.

edgyquant 3y ago

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bmitc 3y ago

Jesus. That was harrowing. I just cannot even imagine the hopelessness that he felt. It is pure cosmic horror. This just makes me so angry. The amount of corruption, racism, and incompetence for this to happen is staggering and quite honestly incomprehensible. A, what appears to be non-U.S. citizen, person makes a bogus accusation against two black men who are U.S. citizens. The accusation has no consistency or accuracy, and not a single shred of evidence was ever presented. And the accusation was theft of a backpack. So the mere word of a foreigner sentences a man to prison for over three years, with no case brought to court, and several judges offering plea bargains. How did they even justify the plea bargains? "Oh, you're in prison for no reason so here's a plea bargain for random crimes we've made up?" If the district attorney's office is so busy, why does someone need to stay in prison for that? Like, you're supposably busy, but he has to stay in prison because you're busy? Every single one of those judges, district attorneys, police officers, correctional officers, and prison administration should face penalties. Edit: And it turns out that that place is not even a prison. It's a holding facility for people who are awaiting trials and other court actions, i.e., innocent people.

HarryHirsch 3y ago
And now you know why the right to a speedy trial was written into the constitution. Not that anyone consults it much, these days.
- bmitc 3y ago
  I mean, I know why it's in there. The situation at that facility seems like hell even for a day or a few hours.