Re:Florida prisons sued for erasing $11M worth of prisoner m...
by hn_throwaway_99 on Sunday March 03, 2019 @05:22PM
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But there isn't really any "stupid" here, it's just plain greed. All these prison companies that charge outrageous prices (I mean $1.70 per song?? A $119 mp3 player when you can get one on Amazon for $20??) to poor people simply because they can. Don't even get me started on phone call rates, but check out https://www.prisonphonejustice.org if you care for more evidence.
I'm not a religious person, but sometimes I truly wish hell exists so that these prison profiteers, who have sold their soul to the devil, at least get what they deserve in the afterlife.
Re:Florida prisons sued for erasing $11M worth of prisoner m...
by willart4food on Sunday March 03, 2019 @05:50PM
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Do the people who signed the agreement actually understand DRM? Did they understand the ripple effects?
Or did they just sign because . . .
Re:Florida prisons sued for erasing $11M worth of prisoner m...
by renholder on Sunday March 03, 2019 @07:02PM
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Whilst I would agree with Hanlon's razor possibly being applicable here, there is another (unwritten) rule (can we call it the HN Law?) that says that as soon as you invalidate the value of someone's life, no matter the context, you automatically ascribe approval of any potential abuses against them.
There's another explanation:
Hanlon's razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."