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Marr

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13. Not a win/win, really.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 18, 2013, 03:25 PM

Mar 2013

I mean, if that's how it worked, you'd be setting up an enormous incentive for victims and their families to hire prisoners to beat the shit out their attackers in prison. It'd certainly be a win/win for THEM, but also a huge mess.

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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