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A comment on NYC Jails Want to Ban Physical Mail, Then Privatize Scanning of Digital Versions. Parent comment

Re:NYC Jails Want to Ban Physical Mail, Then Privatize Scann... by dylan604 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:47AM (#34506150)
Like they can't get both? Who are you to decide that? Are you in prison since that was you qualifier to the GP?
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Re:NYC Jails Want to Ban Physical Mail, Then Privatize Scann... by warning26 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:50AM (#34506206)
GP began with “if I were in prison”, so I meant it more like “but you’re not in prison, because you’re distinct from those who are”.
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Re:NYC Jails Want to Ban Physical Mail, Then Privatize Scann... by dylan604 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:14PM (#34506619)
Right, but you're not in prison either making you distinct from those that are. You're painting with a very large brush assuming that the only possessions a prisoner might have are contraband. If you think they don't have pictures of family or notes/letters/drawings from kids, you'd be sorely mistaken.
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Re:NYC Jails Want to Ban Physical Mail, Then Privatize Scann... by thefaux on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:13PM (#34506603)
> I meant it more like “but you’re not in prison, because you’re distinct from those who are”.

This is a wretched assumption that dehumanizes everyone in prison by implying that they are a part of some lesser subspecies that does not deserve humane treatment.

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