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An Alabama woman was imprisoned for ‘endangering’ her fetus. She gave birth in a jail shower
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2023
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Yeah i do. From where i come, if you leave drug addict on streets, they will continue their path of self-destruction regardless of their or others' well-being.
So most effective solution is to isolate the drug addict from the source of addiction.
That your prisons sucks at upholding basic human rights, it's not my fault. It's yours for not giving a damn about it.
There are places where prisoners get chance to work, own pet, study to become doctors, programmers and most importantly they get good healthcare as not everywhere around the globe people don't give a damn about people behind bars.
Also Locking her up doesn't inevitable mean in the prison. Again difference of my background i guess. There are specialized institutions that hold drug addicts and keeps them sober long enough to give them chance to get out of the habit. I know people who went through that. I've visited such a place. It might be a farm with animals or house kinda reminding of those for abused women (house with multiple affected who share their experiences and live together for limited time.
Your blinding rage just prevents you to see what's really wrong and what should be fixed.
Okay first of all, there are drugs in prison. That is a fact. That's what I was talking about and what you failed to acknowledge.
Second, I'm not the one blinded here. You are talking about "shoulds" and "ifs". I am talking about the way things are NOW. You are advocating for sentencing her to one thing, and telling yourself it's another.
The reality of HER situation NOW is that incarceration is going to make things worse. You can acknowledge this and advocate for a better outcome FOR HER while still championing reform of our systems.
Nah,
Also those who wronged her are working in that prison.
And as last, don't tell me you got no forced detox that is not in prison in Alabama - that's where judge failed if your prison system is such anarchy and it's supposed to be known fact.
You are quick to rage however you fail to see what part of the equation is not working. You would make situation worse just to prove yourself. That why you are blind.