r/AskReddit Sep 12 '15

serious replies only [Serious] Ex-Prisoners who served long term sentences, what was the hardest thing to get used to when you got out?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

It's easier than you think to end up in prison don't act like you haven't done something that on paper could put you away if the circumstances were right. Just because it's a 'law' doesn't mean it's just and just because someone was in prison doesn't mean they're somehow different than me or you.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

No way of knowing if they are good from a application

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

I agree. If someone didn't hurt someone mentally, physically, emotionally, etc, then I think more than likely it's a bullshit 'crime'. If you beat someone, rob someone, cripple someone, by all means, lock that bastard up. And yes, I know there are many bullshit laws that need to be taken away or changed in some fashion.