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Re:Think Debtors Prisons Are a Thing of the Past? Not in Mis... by duxup on Saturday January 11, 2020 @11:35PM (#22024504)
It's not a justification for anything.

It is a response providing perspective to questions like "but are we much better?"

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Re:Think Debtors Prisons Are a Thing of the Past? Not in Mis... by giancarlostoro on Sunday January 12, 2020 @12:44AM (#22024698)
Agreed, and I should of elaborated: sure we're worse in the case of incarceration, but our legal system is still way better than in other countries.
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Re:Think Debtors Prisons Are a Thing of the Past? Not in Mis... by dpau on Sunday January 12, 2020 @01:02AM (#22024749)
There's nothing wrong with comparisons. I just wonder why we started comparing ourselves with the worst rather than the best.
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