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Blogger is no longer supported and is suffering greatly people are leaving it in droves. You might as well call it dead

It's a racist institution. It stopped being good for the people decades ago. It needs to go.

I think that was a cat napping on a keyboard. rare coincidence that the keystrokes looked like english words.

Unlike cops, who die if you don't piss on them to put them out.

No you did, and you're the one getting upset.

You should be. You're supporting slavery.

I know he was locked up but again you're missing the point. knock it off. the point is the prison crisis is much greater today than it was in 1980.

I'm calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800.799.SAFE (7233) and they gave me some resources,

FindHelp.org and when you go there, put in your zip code, look for shelter, other services? access to housing, medical support

DomesticShelters.org put in zip code, in filters, click "services men" and look for your specific criteria

Let me know if you need any help with these, or planning, or anything?

When Stir Crazy was filmed in 1980, the U.S. prison population was about 329,800 people, representing approximately 140 individuals per 100,000 residents, or roughly 0.14% of the population. By 2022, the prison population had risen to around 2 million , incarcerated in state and federal prisons and jails, making up 541 per 100,000 residents, or about 0.54% of the population.

Richard Pryor only saw the beginning of the crisis which is why he was able to joke about it.

He's in prison. My comment was about prison. Media literacy matters.

I'm not saying separation dangerous people from society is a bad one.

I'm saying prison shouldn't be the default solution for every offense.

The USA has the highest number and percentage of incarcerated people anywhere in the world because everyone's kneejerk response is, "but we need it for dangerous murderers!" instead of "it's a human rights crisis that we're allowing to happen in our backyards and we're choosing to allow it to happen instead of doing the hard work of brainstorming and building an effective alternative".

Got it, thank you for clarifying.

It wasn't deliberate. I said, "the default setting should not be prison" and you replied "Yes, that is what the default should be." so I read it as contrary. So I appreciate your response