Man not guilty on gun charges at trial but still sent to prison in Wisconsin

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[–]fred_red_beans 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Our "corrections" system at work:

“To think that a mistake, outside of my control, could take me away from my son for 3 years, force me to fold my business, and liquidate my assets, tarnish my business reputation I'd worked so hard to build, is disheartening. I very much hope my son's path to success is less resistant than my own.”

It makes very little sense to break up a family and kill a business, which are positive contributions to a community, to re-incarcerate someone who has not taken action demonstrating he is a danger to anyone.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Land of the free" slavery money for the prison industrial complex.

[–]FormosaOolong 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's almost like the system is based on profit rather than on civic concern and reason...