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Dead Alabama prisoner’s body returned without a heart, family says

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We need a total and complete shutdown of prisons until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on
- I’m going to upvote you, because I like your anger. But that would probably be a terrible idea to allow convicted killers and rapists out on the street who have not been rehabilitated.
  I wouldn’t argue with the possibility of temporarily releasing nonviolent criminals.
  
  the current system isn't doing a whole lot of 'rehabilitation'.
  
  Agreed.
  
  "convicted"
  I was convicted too. Zero evidence because I did nothing, but they just kept delaying my court case and making sure I was miserable. I eventually took their deal.
  
  How do they avoid having your right to a speedy trial kick in?
  
  Bureaucracy
  
  It’s a rule for the government. The one who enforces that rule is also the government. That means the rule is, effectively, optional.
  
  Rehabilitated? We're talking about the US, not Norway.
- We need to overthrow the shitty system and replace it with a new one, is what we need to do.
  
  Every prison should be replaced with facilities for drug treatment, support groups, and job training. Give those people something to do and they won't be a threat to anyone, and that burden on society will disappear in a couple generations because they're not passing it on to their offspring.
  But of course that doesn't directly make money for the people who own the system, so good luck convincing the folks in charge to make a change.
  
  I see you haven’t encountered psychopaths yet
- Lol obviously there are horrific things happening but you do realize that is completely impossible yes?
  
  Why?
  They can't stop us all. The only thing standing in the way of good is people who consider themselves good but stand by doing nothing while witnessing evil.
  
  Wut
  Releasing all prisoners at once is simply the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
  
  "Dumbest thing [you] ever heard" is entirely different from "completely impossible," you know.
  
  Obviously it's "possible" to unlock all the doors and walk away.
  Whatcha gonna do with all the actual, legitimate violent criminals who just got dumped back into society all at once?
  
  Actually no its not possible to do that because if you do that some of the prisoners will become the new jailers.
  What I’m saying is that it is not actually possible for everyone to be free, because there are some people who aren’t the government who will actively kidnap and imprison other people.
  
  Obviously it’s “possible” to unlock all the doors and walk away.
  Thank you for admitting you were wrong.
  Whatcha gonna do with all the actual, legitimate violent criminals who just got dumped back into society all at once?
  How the fuck should I know? It wasn't my idea, nor did I endorse it.
  
  Alright Copernicus, clearly the suggestion that it was "impossible" related to the unacceptable nature of releasing all criminals without review.
  Agree that if you enforce childish semantic literalism then yes, I was wrong. But if you have at least two functioning neurons you'd understand quite clearly what was going on.
  Assuming you do, that means you intended to be petty, and have nothing to add.
  
  Assuming you do, that means you intended to be petty, and have nothing to add.
  You get what you give, buddy.
  
  Refuting a nonsensical idea as impossible is not "being petty". My short response at most was "being curt" or "dismissive".
  You are too dumb to be in my life. See ya

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