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Posted on 9/13/17 at 10:11 am to John Gotti
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I guess the 8th amendment
What's cruel about requiring work as part of the payment for their crimes?
Posted on 9/13/17 at 10:14 am to Bard
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What's cruel about requiring work as part of the payment for their crimes?
The argument can be made that it incentivizes local governments to jail people for the cheap labor.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 10:15 am to Bard
Here in Bossier prisoners have been working for decades. Not just picking up trash but they also do farming. I'm not talking about a little garden. I'm talking about a ton of peas and beans.
This is another reason why criminals prefer to ply their trade across the river in Shreveport where fellow democrats run everything.
This is another reason why criminals prefer to ply their trade across the river in Shreveport where fellow democrats run everything.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 10:21 am to Bard
They definitely use prisoners. They just may not do so out in the community where it is obvious.
Why do you think they call it "The Farm?"
Also check out this: LA Prison Enterprises
Why do you think they call it "The Farm?"
Also check out this: LA Prison Enterprises
Posted on 9/13/17 at 10:30 am to John Gotti
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I guess the 8th amendment
There is nothing cruel or unusual about doing what regular normal people do every day... working.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 10:37 am to SSpaniel
Don't disagree...I'm just guessing that would be the reason.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 10:38 am to Bard
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I know a guy that was sentenced to 2 years on a chain gang for cutting the heads off parking meters.
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This falls under "play stupid games". I've got no problem with that sentence considering they will be replaced with tax dollars.
He's referencing "Cool Hand Luke".
Posted on 9/13/17 at 10:39 am to Bard
"The key to the education portion is that they must pass their testing or else they go to the chain gang for a while"
I assume the argument here would be that you're punishing people to "hard labor" who are incapable mentally to pass a test.
I assume the argument here would be that you're punishing people to "hard labor" who are incapable mentally to pass a test.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 11:31 am to upgrayedd
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The argument can be made that it incentivizes local governments to jail people for the cheap labor.
Any argument can be made for or against anything but to preemptively opt for just not doing something instead of handling it *IF* it happens is ridiculous. Had that always been a salient debate point the Americas would never have been discovered because someone *MAY* have sailed off the edge of the Earth.
Great devil's advocate response though
Posted on 9/13/17 at 11:33 am to Zach
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Here in Bossier prisoners have been working for decades. Not just picking up trash but they also do farming. I'm not talking about a little garden. I'm talking about a ton of peas and beans.
Monroe has a minimum security prison that's colloquially known as "The Pea Farm" because of the large amount of produce they cultivate within their property and then sell just outside the gate.
I haven't road sanitation (or anything else) by convicts in or around BR though.
This post was edited on 9/13/17 at 11:38 am
Posted on 9/13/17 at 11:34 am to John Gotti
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Don't disagree...I'm just guessing that would be the reason.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 11:35 am to Godfather1
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He's referencing "Cool Hand Luke".
I need to watch more older movies, apparently.
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