Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for voting while on probation
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Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for voting while on probation
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#3Can't you just hear those white Texans: "We'll show her".
I don't think any comment on that site sums it up more than that one.
Re: Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for voting while on probation
#4This is a feature, not a bug. The prison system is designed to drag you in and keep you in.
Just disgusting.
Re: Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for voting while on probation
#5This is a feature, not a bug. The prison system is designed to drag you in and keep you in. Just disgusting.
Yep, that's exactly what a private prison system leads to. You can see the system working as intended here. 5 years is... just ridiculous. There's no words for this kind of injustice.
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#6Felon disenfranchisement by state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#In_t...
Re: Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for voting while on probation
#7Can't you just hear those white Texans: "We'll show her". I don't think any comment on that site sums it up more than that one.
That's a pretty damn racist comment. I'm sure it is not every white Texan, and I am sure it is not only white Texan's but also Texan's of other races.
Is the relevant group predominantly white? Yes, probably. That doesn't make it acceptable to paint all white people with that brush. Imagine if I made a similar comment about black people and shootings.
Re: Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for voting while on probation
#8Can't you just hear those white Texans: "We'll show her". I don't think any comment on that site sums it up more than that one.
What a vile and racist thing to say. You're disgusting.
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#9Wow that is fucked up, and yet sadly I think state side HN readers will rage more about the use of "loaded" words like blacklist, whitelist, slave database, dog balls (for javascript brackets) and so on before focusing on real problems - but where is the fun in that.
There's a good documentary about Texas throwing kids in the jail for trivial crimes for multiple years that highlights how retarded the system is (beyond this case), can't find title at the moment grr..
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#10What a disgusting story. How come the State is so vindictive towards the weak and so powerless against people who starts unjustified wars or brings down the financial system ?