(August 19, 2016 at 8:51 am)abaris Wrote:(August 19, 2016 at 8:49 am)Atheist_BG Wrote: Why are you so worried what happens to the prisoners? They're there for a reason and as some media refer to them they're the"garbage of mankind", so I really don't understand why you're so worried about them.
Well, without speaking for Rhythm, that's probably because many people simply don't belong there in the first place. World's largest prison population and the incentive of making the American justice system more punitive that reformative. There are people imprisoned for something that would get you a slap on the wrist,, community work or a fine in most other western countries.
You hit the nail on the head. Private prisons are certainly an issue, but the issue only exists because of mass incarceration. This is one of several things that come to mind and makes my blood boil every time I hear 'land of the free' near the end of our national anthem.
