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n2doc

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3. Prison is the new slavery

Reply to atreides1 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 4, 2016, 07:16 PM

Feb 2016

What would be expected from an influx of poorly cared for, poorly educated, and marginalized youth? Especially if the laws are such that you are 'tough on crime' and can arbitrarily criminalize certain behaviors.

Stick them in prison, make them into forced labor, aka slaves.

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Just an opinion. atreides1 Feb 2016 #1

hideous idea but could be at least partly true... CTyankee Feb 2016 #2

Prison is the new slavery n2doc Feb 2016 #3

The Zika virus is coming to TX soon, no doubt. Quantess Feb 2016 #4