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As their colleagues beat a man to death with bare hands and booted feet, about 15 correctional officers watched with the same indifference as if they were watching someone paint a barn. (verdict.justia.com)

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[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

America is a very christian nation, the bible says it yay-okay to beat the shit out of your slaves, and the american constitution just so happens to categorize inmates as slaves

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Me: i want prisons abolished and i don't care what happens next

Fucking everyone else: but what would we do with bad people????

Me: are you kidding

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Prisons are necessary because some people are just violent abusers. That doesn't mean our horrible, corrupt prison system is necessary. We could treat prisoners well and actually try to rehabilitate them.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Prison is not the only way to solve violent abuse.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

More violent abuse?

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would need a more creative, or well-researched person to solve this problem.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Well, reformed prisons who actually rehabilitate prisoners seems to be the best answer. I was asking if you were implying we should just kill them. I don't think there is a different answer, for the question about what to do with violent abusers, other than removing said abusers from society, either permanently or until they're no longer violent. How we remove them and how we turn them peaceful is the issue, not the fact that they're being removed.

[–] DougHolland@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

but what would we do with bad people???

Maybe the guards can find real jobs in the fast food or sanican industries.