Itchy_Focus_4500 t1_iybbmke wrote
Reply to comment by Whitewing424 in Forced Uyghur labor is being used in China's solar panel supply chain, researchers say by chrisdh79
Seems like they are being punished, or something.
[deleted] t1_iybrtwf wrote
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Itchy_Focus_4500 t1_iybspmz wrote
Didn’t say that. Do not try and put your words into my mouth. If you’re a convicted criminal, in the USA, working while incarcerated is a privilege. For which they volunteer. It’s that or simply sit your ass in the cell block, no commissary money earned. Try and find other ways to pay for your soap, toothbrush, toothpaste or anything else. Unless you have something keeping your commissary account full of money, you work. Remember, it’s the Criminal who put the Criminal in prison. Some places require the Criminal to work, in order to pay for SOMETHING- food, guards etc.
Don’t do the Crime, if you can’t do the time.
Whitewing424 t1_iybtav2 wrote
So you did say that then, it's their fault they're put in a situation where poorly paid or unpaid labor is the best thing they've got going, and have little to no choice but to work. Nevermind that laws are frequently improperly enforced, and are often even written specifically to keep the prisons full (instead of making society safer or healthier).
Claiming you didn't suggest something and then doubling down on it is an odd strategy.
And are you suggesting that there are no innocents falsely convicted as well?
The prison system in the US is a textbook example of a perverse incentive.
Itchy_Focus_4500 t1_iybuslv wrote
Again, I never said anything like that Criminals, committed crimes.
They pay. That’s what I said.
[deleted] t1_iyc7h5e wrote
Or ya know criminals could just serve their time or be rehabilitated and NOT be used as slaves for free/overwhelmingly cheap labor. Just a thought
ImNotTheGrimReaper t1_iyd5xqv wrote
Agreed. If you commit a crime no matter how big or small then you deserve to be a slave.
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