• Deceptichum@quokk.auOP
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      19 hours ago

      Imagine thinking the large majority of Black People locked up are there for anything but the crime of being black.

    • protist@mander.xyz
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      18 hours ago

      How many people are in prison for crimes of poverty, like possession of a controlled substance, loitering/trespass, or public intoxication? “Crimes” with literally no victims

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        9 hours ago

        0 people are in prison for loitering, tresspass, or public intox. You have no clue what you are talking about other than making things up

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          Dude. You’re either totally clueless or willfully ignorant. I work closely with police in my city on homelessness response and can tell you with absolute certainty there are a shit ton of people in jail and prison for these "offenses "