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HanaBothWays t1_iy382gq wrote

Stuff like this is why prison rape jokes aren’t funny, y’all.

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Saith_Cassus t1_iy3wrtq wrote

Pretty much. For all we yammer on about the infallibility of the founding fathers and how it was totally cool what they meant in the second amendment, it feels like everyone should be able to agree on what the eighth amendment’s ban on “cruel and unusual punishment” probably was intended to prevent something like prison rape and prisoners attacking other prisoners. We shouldn’t be cheering these things on; they’re flagrant violations of the basic rights of these prisoners and a sign of the abject failure of our prison system.

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answeryboi t1_iy53kev wrote

Ah but you see, rape is only cruel, not unusual. According to the Supreme Court it has to both or its perfectly fine.

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synapticrelease t1_iy609ga wrote

And even when you point out the appalling % of wrongfully convicted inmates, people just don’t seem to process it. Like they can acknowledge the number exists but when it comes to actually facing the issue, they just can’t seem to look the issue in the eye.

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