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Isn't this what Britain did to New South Wales sending prisoners to colony populating it all with convicts?

• ceejayoz 2y ago
  Sure, but in an era where starving to death and stealing a loaf of bread qualified for transportation. Anyone convicted of anything particularly nasty just got the death penalty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Code
• cafard 2y ago
  Yes, once the colonies the other side of the Atlantic were no longer available for the purpose.
  • hulitu 2y ago
    > Yes, once the colonies the other side of the Atlantic were no longer available for the purpose. I hate to say it, but, the ice started melting in Antarctica. /s
    • defrost 2y ago
      North Atlantic Ocean. The prisoners sent to the pre-USofA British (and other) colonies.
• contingencies 2y ago
  One result of which was that NSW had such a corrupt police force they needed to bring in a British cop to remove rot from the top (~30 years ago). Recently, the NSW state government is openly corrupt with no fear of oversight as their own 'independent' anti-corruption body is toothless and disinterested in clear video evidence. You can accurately consider NSW as being a few steps away from outright third world cash-for-service bureaucracy. It has become a selfish take-what-you-can culture, and a real tragedy of the commons seems to be unfolding. The government is effectively failing.