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cthulu2016

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5. He should be able to sue the state for vast sums.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Mon Mar 18, 2013, 02:31 PM

Mar 2013

This is something people do not seem to get... the state is RESPONSIBLE FOR everything that happens in prison. The state creates the entire situation. The state makes it impossible for people to be safe.

Everything that happens in prison is on the state. With total authority comes total responsibility.

And the state is not allowed to beat people up, rape people, murder people without due process and a state death sentence, etc..

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David Renz, Accused Of Killing Woman, Raping Girl, Gets Beaten In Jail [View all] Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 OP

jails are full of violent criminals? who knew? nt msongs Mar 2013 #1

Probably the first of many beatings this guy earned. nt Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #2

Amazing that anyone in America conceptualizes our justice system that way cthulu2016 Mar 2013 #6

As a rape survivor, as the mother of a rape survivor, as the friend of Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #14

He should be segregated from other prisoners. cali Mar 2013 #3

Pic warrior1 Mar 2013 #4

He should be able to sue the state for vast sums. cthulu2016 Mar 2013 #5

By all means, let him sue, so long as every penny he recovers gets garnished by geek tragedy Mar 2013 #9

Yup Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #11

and (3) the state feels a pinch for not doing its job in protecting prisoners. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #12

Not a win/win, really. Marr Mar 2013 #13

This guy is going to have a short lifespan behind bars MrScorpio Mar 2013 #7

They're the lowest of the low, if put in the general population. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2013 #8

Aw, the poor baby. redqueen Mar 2013 #10

He's been accused, not convicted DavidDvorkin Mar 2013 #15

Wow, what a liberal place this is Dreamer Tatum Mar 2013 #16