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In reply to the discussion: Why the Men's Rights Movement Is Garbage [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)And statistics back it up. The USA has by far the largest prison population on the planet. We have 5% of the world population but have 25% of the world's prisoners. We have more prisoners than Russia and China combined.
How many more prisons do we need, in your opinion? A few European countries are shutting prisons down, and you want to build more here. That's progress in your mind, apparently. I never said rapists should be freed. That's stupid. I think the war on drugs needs to end. Legalize marijuana. And I think we need to decriminalize prostitution. And we need to change the guidelines for non-violent criminals. There is the one guy in either Arkansas or Alabama who got a life sentence for stealing a coat. That's just ridiculous. So you want sentencing reform...I support that 100%.
But some of these ideas I have is too liberal for even people on here.
As for France, I don't know the laws in France. But I believe in the human right that all people should be treated innocent until proven guilty. What are you going to support next? That DNA is taken from every male baby at birth and put in a database so that police can find a rapist faster? I wouldnt be surprised if you support that.
And muslim women in France? First off, that's not normally a discussed topic here. Second, I think that's mixing some much more complex issues involving laws and religion and family/peer pressures. I think it is wrong to pressure a woman to wear headscarfs (or any religious form of clothing) either directly or indirectly. But I dont think I would like having a law that bans it. Im not sure having the government go in that realm and make those decisions for people is a very good idea. If she wants to wear it and it's completely on her own free-will, then Im not in favor of forcing her to remove it.