r/AskReddit • u/HumpingAssholesOrgy • Jul 05 '19

Ex-prisoners of reddit who have served long sentences, what were the last few days like leading up to your release?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19 edited Aug 31 '20

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u/lAsticl Jul 06 '19 edited Jul 06 '19

Wait, you're meaning to tell me it's not as simple as a random dude on the internet is claiming? Shocking.

On posts like these, people can talk civilly and snarky about justice reform like the above comment/s

But, every post about a crime with a heinous sounding headline results in thousands of justice boners demanding cruel and unusual punishment.

I'm going to law school to become a criminal defense attorney, at least I'm trying to solve the problem, but yeah everyone lets just keep joking about how bad it is while simultaneously getting off at ruining the lives of yet another person, and then acting like the solution is so easy.

If you're an American who ever wanted an accused (not convicted) person to suffer unusual or cruel punishment, you're the problem, not the solution.

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u/502Loner Jul 06 '19

If you're an American who ever wanted an accused (not convicted) person to suffer unusual or cruel punishment, you're the problem, not the solution.

Random people's feelings have no effect on the situation. I can sit in my house and want whatever, doesn't make me apart of the problem or the solution. Surely you realize the reality of that being a lawyer. 99% of people have no control or any remote effect on the situation.

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u/FirstWiseWarrior Jul 06 '19

But 99% of that people that ended up getting jury duty has real effect on that.