National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and prison conditions

Re:National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and ... by rule_follower on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @07:16PM (#17814747)

Private prisons house a tiny fraction of US inmates, an estimated 8% in 2015[0] and the federal numbers are exclusively for the detention of foreigners illegally in the country.

[0]: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/11/u-s-private-...

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Re:National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and ... by acomar on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @02:56AM (#17816872)

I'm a prison abolitionist. Your reply could not possibly fall on ears that care less about your point.

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Re:National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and ... by rule_follower on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @03:04AM (#17816902)

You were the one who mentioned financial incentives/conflicts vis-a-vis private prisons.

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Re:National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and ... by jacobush on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @03:52AM (#17817090)

Upvoted that one though - this begs the question:

should you construct an argument only by its premise, or should you try to reach the person? I think [s]he assumed that you are not a prison abolitionist and tried to find an argument that might sway you.

Is it better or worse to argue like that?

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Re:National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and ... by rule_follower on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @02:18PM (#17820691)

There was no prior mention of the person being a prison abolitionist. There was mention of concern about private prisons. I don't know how I am to intuit what a person is truly concerned about vs. what they state they are concerned about.

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