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I started pointing out the failures of the criminal punishment system when I got beat up by police and sent to jail on bullshit charges and I am a nerdy white dude who was just walking down the street.
When the police then lied in court and there was nothing I could do about it, I firsthand saw the problem. It was authority and the inabi…
I started pointing out the failures of the criminal punishment system when I got beat up by police and sent to jail on bullshit charges and I am a nerdy white dude who was just walking down the street.
When the police then lied in court and there was nothing I could do about it, I firsthand saw the problem. It was authority and the inability to hold anyone in power accountable.
I dont have any illusions that the people in power will do the right thing and reform criminal justice. They get too much benefit yelling how broken it is to ever fix it.
You have personal experience so I am least worried about you understanding what I can talking about here.