02-28-2005, 03:28 AM
Hungover and still trashed. Let me elaborate:
"Rich get Richer 'till the poor get educated"
That Sage line was just what the doctor ordered.
Let prison labor flourish. Prison isn't for saints; people there do bad things. No doubt at all, however, when the 135,000 people are currently doing time on felony Marijuana charges, I think we should evaluate the evil level of our prisoners.
I, personally, had an uncle who went down for growing 40 Marijuana plants for FOUR YEARS. I know for a fact he never done anything but provide on small scale for himself and a select few of others. Four years he sat in there, wasting away. The only key to sanity were books; and lots of them. Prison labor COULD be the key to sanity. I think every man should atleast be granted the chance to be sane during his life. Very few exceptions to this in my mind exist.
You would also be surprised how easily ex-cons and ex-inmates can get jobs, provided they try. Many factories, small-scale wood working shops, and welding facilities and construction jobs make no qualms about hiring convicted felons. All of these jobs pay very well; many times, well over $15 an hour. You can't just get a job as a structural welder with no experience; it doesn't fly. Everyone has to make a living. That little bit of "free labor," done in prison COULD mean the difference in flipping burgers or being homeless, and making a living where you can actually live.
Finally, and IF a big business goes down due to inmates making cheaper and more quality furniture, or anything for that matter, you should question how long they would have lasted anyway. Some ****** in prison, new to the whole craft, makes a quality enough product to put veterans of the scene out of business? Laughable, they had it coming. Provided I had the money, i'd pay MORE for better quality anyday. If prison workers produce more quality at a smaller price, kudos to them. In the case that they actually WOULD to that, they never should have had to peddle drugs to begin with.
Edit: Few(obvious) mistakes corrected, and LOL at New-b-ie being censored.
"Rich get Richer 'till the poor get educated"
That Sage line was just what the doctor ordered.
Let prison labor flourish. Prison isn't for saints; people there do bad things. No doubt at all, however, when the 135,000 people are currently doing time on felony Marijuana charges, I think we should evaluate the evil level of our prisoners.
I, personally, had an uncle who went down for growing 40 Marijuana plants for FOUR YEARS. I know for a fact he never done anything but provide on small scale for himself and a select few of others. Four years he sat in there, wasting away. The only key to sanity were books; and lots of them. Prison labor COULD be the key to sanity. I think every man should atleast be granted the chance to be sane during his life. Very few exceptions to this in my mind exist.
You would also be surprised how easily ex-cons and ex-inmates can get jobs, provided they try. Many factories, small-scale wood working shops, and welding facilities and construction jobs make no qualms about hiring convicted felons. All of these jobs pay very well; many times, well over $15 an hour. You can't just get a job as a structural welder with no experience; it doesn't fly. Everyone has to make a living. That little bit of "free labor," done in prison COULD mean the difference in flipping burgers or being homeless, and making a living where you can actually live.
Finally, and IF a big business goes down due to inmates making cheaper and more quality furniture, or anything for that matter, you should question how long they would have lasted anyway. Some ****** in prison, new to the whole craft, makes a quality enough product to put veterans of the scene out of business? Laughable, they had it coming. Provided I had the money, i'd pay MORE for better quality anyday. If prison workers produce more quality at a smaller price, kudos to them. In the case that they actually WOULD to that, they never should have had to peddle drugs to begin with.
Edit: Few(obvious) mistakes corrected, and LOL at New-b-ie being censored.