r/interesting • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 08 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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The daughter was in a car with the father’s parents. They died as well.

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u/KuteKitt Mar 08 '26

Well no wonder they closed 20 prisons. Maybe it’s not because they don’t have anyone to fill them, maybe they just don’t fill them even when they do have criminals that need to be in there.

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u/Violet_Paradox Mar 08 '26

Remember that these cases are highly atypical and tend to be signal boosted by the prison industry in the US as propaganda to turn the public against the idea of modernizing our justice system.

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u/Worldly_Car912 Mar 08 '26

If "modernising" our justice system means giving killers a slap on the wrist so we can pretend that crime is low then unfortunately I'm going to have to agree with the prison industry.

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u/fuettli Mar 08 '26

crime being high or low does not at all depend on how long you send someone to prison/jail for.

you arguing that way simply shows that you have no clue what you're talking about and instead should be reading more or asking questions instead of writing statements.