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Re:New Orleans man locked up nearly 8 years awaiting trial, ... by kelnos on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @11:21PM (#15710243)
> I would hope that these days no rational individual could support jail time for any non-violent drug crime

Pretty sure branding half the US population as irrational isn't going to win you much consensus.

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Re:New Orleans man locked up nearly 8 years awaiting trial, ... by smcl on Thursday November 16, 2017 @01:47AM (#15710683)
Well acknowledging that half the US population are irrational is a pretty good first step. You probably wouldn't want to rub it in their faces if you were campaigning for reform like this, but why would you assume they would?
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Re:New Orleans man locked up nearly 8 years awaiting trial, ... by ebcode on Thursday November 16, 2017 @04:47AM (#15711404)
I guess the second step is acknowledging that the other half are also irrational? And anyone campaigning for reform is also clearly irrational... It reminds me of the quote at the end of WarGames: "The only winning move is not to play."
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