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Arizona Department of Corrections Director David Shinn just told the state legislature we can't shut down private prisons because too many communities rely on the cheap labor they provide and they would "collapse" without it

https://twitter.com/JimmyJenkins/status/1547631501323292672

  • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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    2 years ago

    So, the thing about slave owners, is that they should all be killed.

    :JB-shining-aggro:

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      You and your sub are le banned from le :reddit-logo:

  • ScotPilgrimVsTheLibs [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    What was that about leftists only wanting free stuff?

    "We can't just let these innocent people go!11! What about all the PHR33 ST00F PL0X!!111!"

    • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      If you ask capitalists and communists to criticize each other's ideas, they'll both criticize capitalism.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    California couldn't even provide minimum wage to prison labor. :JB-shining-aggro:

    • regul [any]
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      2 years ago

      I believe Kamala basically said OP's exact quote about the prisoner firefighters.

  • SovietyWoomy [any]
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    2 years ago

    A job creator and he's tough on crime? Sounds like a future president

  • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    if your economic model is so shitty that it doesn't work unless you use slave labor as a cheat code, it does not only deserve to collapse, it is imperative that it is brought down.

  • BigAssBlueBug [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    I mean, he isnt wrong. A lot of rural towns require space labor and prison guard jobs to keep themselves afloat. Because america is hell

  • DrunkUncle [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    And to add to the injustice, there are tons of native Hawaiian people shipped there as prisoners because hawaii doesn’t have enough prison space: slavery/colonialism combo! The USA special.

    :amerikkka: