Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 4431-4435 (4th-8th of January, 2021)
sitnspin:
It can be both isolated and lack privacy. Having someone constantly spying on your thoughts while also denying you all social interaction is entirely within the realm of possibility.
Gnabberwocky:
And seems exactly like what Robot Jail might do, actually.
Case:
--- Quote from: sitnspin on 07 Jan 2021, 09:52 ---It can be both isolated and lack privacy. Having someone constantly spying on your thoughts while also denying you all social interaction is entirely within the realm of possibility.
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Just realized the 'someone spying on your thoughts'-bit could be literally true if a sufficiently powerful AI has access to the inmate AIs' substrate.
Yikes! :-\
Perfectly Reasonable:
I like Apricot even more now.
Sam's next spray will be a fighter jet that is puking knives. That are on fire.
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I move that the comments about prisons that do not relate directly to the comic be moved to Robot Jail. I mean, DISCUSS.
Tyr:
--- Quote from: snubnose on 07 Jan 2021, 01:17 ---I've never been arrested, I've never even visited the USA either, and I've always been very vocal about US prisons.
I think any decent person who informs themselves about US prisons will object to them.
Out of the top of my head:
- The USA has five times more inmates than the world average. No other country has such a high rate of prison inmates.
- The USA exploits their prison population for slave work, directly violating human rights.
- The USA has no plans for reintegrating people after prison. Frankly they'd love you to come back.
- The USA takes away the right to vote permanently. You're supposed to be rehabilitated and get a new chance after the penalty.
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You've missed out on a few things of which I am aware:
States/cities have agreed to contracts with private prisons that require a minimum prison population to be maintained, with usurious fees for dropping below that minimum.
Civil Asset Forfeiture, AKA, "Your son was dealing drugs without your knowledge. YOU aren't being charged with anything, you just lose your house because the house is a criminal and must be seized." See also: "I just pulled you over. Open your trunk for an illegal warrantless search. Ah, I see you have US$10,000 in cash back there. You are clearly on your way to a drug deal. Your money is Criminal and it is now seized. Get out of here."
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