Also, seems kind of scary that this implies a future where so many people are in prison that their vote could actually tip the balance ?

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    But if that were really true why ever release them at all? Why not go the full China approach with capital punishment and organ donation?

    I think it’s just a legacy from older laws, especially against gangs in smaller communities, etc.

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      Tbf china and north korea are not as bad as the media portrays them as

      Prison camp = prison

      Slave labour = prison labour

      Both disproportionately imprison and kill minorities, but isn’t that also what the US does

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        Given the rights prisoners have in many other countries, it might be better to say that things are just as bad in the US as the media paints other countries.

        Because, uh, prison labour is pretty fucking awful, especially when considering that y’all gots them private prisons down there.

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          I’m Finnish, so I know the situation in the US is bad But yeah media likes to hide the country’s problems in most countries