• @Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    -18 months ago

    Sometimes I feel the need to quote from the greatest thinkers. And other times I fee like I should quote comedians.

    Richard Pryor once filmed a movie in a prison. Afterwards he talked about his experience of listening to the prisoners and hearing their stories.

    His conclusion was that he was really happy there were prisons.

    • @pinkystew@reddthat.com
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      98 months ago

      When Stir Crazy was filmed in 1980, the U.S. prison population was about 329,800 people, representing approximately 140 individuals per 100,000 residents, or roughly 0.14% of the population. By 2022, the prison population had risen to around 2 million , incarcerated in state and federal prisons and jails, making up 541 per 100,000 residents, or about 0.54% of the population.

      Richard Pryor only saw the beginning of the crisis which is why he was able to joke about it.

    • anar
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      38 months ago

      The Police hold violent power over all of society, not just prisoners.

      • @Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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        -28 months ago

        Worrying about the police is putting the cart before the horse.

        We need to vote and change the laws.