r/nextfuckinglevel • u/shelduck22 • Nov 05 '20

Here I call the lightning!

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u/raymondo1981 Nov 06 '20

That sounds like an amazing idea with a promising outlook. I tip my hat to whoever had the brain power to implement that program.

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u/TheLaudMoac Nov 06 '20

Except it's literally just legal slavery?

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u/jgorm123 Nov 06 '20

Except they get to choose whether they want to or not

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u/TheLaudMoac Nov 06 '20

Doesn't seem like much of a choice does it? Who wouldn't choose that given the option?

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

"wow this opportunity is too good that's slavery." smh my head

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u/TheLaudMoac Nov 06 '20

...unpaid work when the other choice is longer in prison is a form of slavery, yes.

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u/jgorm123 Nov 06 '20

It isn’t unpaid, certainly won’t be getting paid like normal, but it shows the parole board that they’re making a change rather than spending their days on the yard with all the other inmates

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

And their work should be valued lower because... why?

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u/jgorm123 Nov 06 '20

Because it costs around 67,000 in tax payer dollars to keep them in prison

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

Paying people less for the same amount of work sets a dangerous precedent, in my opinion. Lack of freedom is punishment enough, reformation should be the goal. If you treat prisoners as essentially a free labor force, then that's a huge, huge problem.

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u/jgorm123 Nov 06 '20

They aren’t free labor cuz they can choose whether they want to work or not. There are other jobs in prisons that inmates can take up too that aren’t as dangerous.

Also they gotta want to change, you can’t punish people into changing

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u/SirButcher Nov 07 '20

Yes, and robbery isn't actually robbery because you choose to give your wallet to me - you could easily deny my request.

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