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Re:The trip to federal prison from court to your new bed (2004) by coldtea on Monday July 07, 2014 @06:51AM (#7998140)
You might end up in a prison at any time.

It could be just from a misunderstanding and wrongful targeting -- like it has happening to tons of people, including "respectable white people".

Or you could have a party and one of your friends has some marijuana in his pocket and you all end up in jail.

Or you could fall behind your taxes or whatever.

The idea that all prisoners are killers and rapists shows one has absolutely no idea about prisons and probably society in general.

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Re:The trip to federal prison from court to your new bed (2004) by spiritplumber on Monday July 07, 2014 @07:48AM (#7998296)
Pretty much this... and it's been a common problem through the ages; even That Jesus treats being in prison as something that can happen to people, rather than something they deserve.

In my case, any serious attempt to jail me unjustly would eventually bankrupt the state just from having to keep patching holes in jail, but even so, we need something better than "oh, you have the <criminal> tag in your life? Consider all good things over".

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