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minus-squareunmagical@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down8·2 months agoObviously not. Why would I stop advocating for prison reform when the work isn’t done? What did I say that gave the impression I was fine ignoring something I explicitly said was a systemic problem that required advocacy for all cases?
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoAny effort to reform the system that starts with rich assholes will end with rich assholes. And let’s not pretend this is an effort to reform the system.
Obviously not. Why would I stop advocating for prison reform when the work isn’t done? What did I say that gave the impression I was fine ignoring something I explicitly said was a systemic problem that required advocacy for all cases?
Any effort to reform the system that starts with rich assholes will end with rich assholes.
And let’s not pretend this is an effort to reform the system.