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Well . . . being part of the mainstream culture of the United States, not having grown up among an element that automatically has a greater acquaintance with crime, and having a bit of money as well as an education I am pretty much guarenteed that I won't have to do time or as at least as much time in prison if I commit the same crime as someone that didn't grow up as lucky as I am. Or at least most likely.
Which means I can afford to be hard nosed about prison accomodations lol, because I won't be faced with a lot of choices that will lead to one. At least hopefully.
However, I think most of us pull our opinions out of our asses lol. Myself included.
I mean, how many people in this room have been to prison? How many have even done a thorough visit? At least Valkyrie can say she knows and defends clients that probably tell her what prison is like.
How many of us can say the same?
So, we have never done in depth studies. We have never visited these places or stayed there. In fact the vast majority of us don't even know someone that has been in jail well enough to have asked them in detail what the experience was like.
And yet, we will perrenially comment on posts like this how terrible it is that Prisoners live lives of luxury and all the advantages we wish we could have. Although some people have the decency to qualify their opinion by saying "if prisoners live lives of luxury".
It just makes me chuckle.
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