Thousands of Women to be released from CA prisons by AnthonyT

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Thousands of Women to be released from CA prisons

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UPDATED: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 02:16
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3:15 PM

Freedom is Important because People are Important

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/13/california-may-send-thousands-of-
female-prisoners-home/?hpt=hp_t2

Hello,

The fact that women are about to be released under this program, while men in identical situations continue to be incarcerated, smacks of sexism.

--Anthony

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“If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at all”

Jacob Hornberger

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.”

Mahatma Gandhi

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3:21 PM

BYTEMITE

Yeah. But, on the other hand,

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It may be made available to male inmates in the future, the department said.

They'd probably be better off sending non-violent drug offenders of both gender off as a test case, but public officials seem to be dumb that way.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3:34 PM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important

Hello,

Indeed. Unless they are trying to make the case that males are inherently more dangerous or criminal-natured than females, there's no reason to enact a program that favors a particular sex in any way, even if only in timing.

--Anthony

_______________________________________________

“If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at all”

Jacob Hornberger

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.”

Mahatma Gandhi

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011 2:16 AM

FREMDFIRMA

Ah yes, the inherent sexism that comes along with the ridiculous puritanism...

You know, I got a *LOT* of mileage out of that, once upon a time, not only cause of the ability to blindside folk, but also the extreme reluctance to admit they'd been chumped, or even roughed up, by a member of the "fairer" sex.

Still, if it means less people in prison where they serve no purpose, I'll grit my teeth and take it - the idea of locking someone in a box for an arbitrary amount of time is a completely idiotic way to go about things, especially if they are not an imminent, physical danger to those around them.

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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