• @Dasus@lemmy.world
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    35 months ago

    Trying t8 defend the US justice system is a bold fucking move.

    You do knowing about three strikes laws and mandatory minimums right?

    There are people serving life sentences for stealing food while most white collar crime, even when convicted, don’t get much jailtime at all. Usually fines, or parole or house-arrest in their mansions.

    Sometimes a non-violent felony also counts as a third strike, which thus would result in a disproportionate penalty., Three-strikes laws have thus also been criticized for imposing disproportionate penalties and focusing too much on street crime rather than white-collar crime.

    The US manufactures crimes so it can legally enslave the poor people. Because slavery is still legal in the US, as long as the slaves are convicted criminals.

    That’s genuinely propping up a significant portion of the US economy; slave labour from prisons which are filled up with all kinds of excuses.

    The wealthy ‘make mistakes’, the poor go to jail

    Pretending you don’t understand this is the reality of the situation is making me question your humanity.