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TeeYiYi

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10. Soooooo depressing...

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 08:01 PM

Nov 2013

...the world we live in. It feels like it's getting worse; the for profit prison system and the militarized police state.

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16-year-old arrested, held for 3 years in prison, 400 days in solitary confinement.....no conviction [View all] Cali_Democrat Nov 2013 OP

2010 - Bloomberg and Kelly were in charge factsarenotfair Nov 2013 #1

Bail yeoman6987 Nov 2013 #37

Maybe the Occupy Rolling Jubilee could help with bail in cases like this. n/t factsarenotfair Nov 2013 #49

Both are thugs! Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #55

he needs to sue the fuck out of the city gopiscrap Nov 2013 #2

And the people responsible need to go to jail. grahamhgreen Nov 2013 #18

... and stay there instead of clocking out at the end of their shift... mwooldri Nov 2013 #25

I agree gopiscrap Nov 2013 #39

He is... JimDandy Nov 2013 #22

I'm sure this happens more than reported sakabatou Nov 2013 #3

You can bet the house on it.... Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #8

I have no dout gollygee Nov 2013 #29

There is so much wrong here. surrealAmerican Nov 2013 #4

Shit. This is too damn demoralizing. Baitball Blogger Nov 2013 #5

Feeling provoked is far more healthier and effective. nt Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2013 #42

K&R Solly Mack Nov 2013 #6

Until those that are granted license to exercise the power of the state are held accountable Egalitarian Thug Nov 2013 #7

DAs have immunity by Federal Law FreakinDJ Nov 2013 #52

Almost all government, law, and court officers are immune from the consequences Egalitarian Thug Nov 2013 #57

Absolutely disgusting blackspade Nov 2013 #9

Soooooo depressing... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #10

One of my high school friends eventually became a public defender. A few years back, struggle4progress Nov 2013 #11

Say thanks to her from an appricative citizen !!! reACTIONary Nov 2013 #30

How many constitutional violations are a part of a story such as this? Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2013 #46

I don't know for sure but I wonder if what happened there might have been related struggle4progress Nov 2013 #58

Something is missing here. Vattel Nov 2013 #12

If he had a public defender, they are so over burdened with cases, I can see this tsuki Nov 2013 #15

I guess you are right. I would like to find out that part of the story. Vattel Nov 2013 #17

PD not requesting he be ordered free, it's that simple... I'm looking for contact with PD uponit7771 Nov 2013 #24

"moving in the direction of a police state" hourglass1 Nov 2013 #35

And some of us get laughed at for suggesting we are becoming a police state davidn3600 Nov 2013 #13

Anyone, I repeat anyone... ReRe Nov 2013 #16

It is a police state, and a surveillance state - far too many are in denial. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2013 #28

Don't forget, it's legal now to arrest someone WHEN CRABS ROAR Nov 2013 #32

+1 a whole bunch.......nt Enthusiast Nov 2013 #41

+1 a whole bunch.......nt Enthusiast Nov 2013 #40

When fleeing the scene of a traffic stop twice is outlawed Orrex Nov 2013 #45

If the police have instilled so much fear in the population... MindPilot Nov 2013 #47

Fear can be used to justify anything. Orrex Nov 2013 #50

You are confusing fear (subjective) with brindis_desala Nov 2013 #59

All right, but then she shouldn't have been speeding Orrex Nov 2013 #60

That being said neffernin Nov 2013 #61

What.The.Eff. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #14

This makes me sick. nt City Lights Nov 2013 #19

Just when you think you've.... ReRe Nov 2013 #20

I'll tell you what………. popsdenver Nov 2013 #21

That would be justice RobertEarl Nov 2013 #27

+1 a whole bunch.......nt Enthusiast Nov 2013 #43

Oh, that poor baby! It makes me soooooo mad. nt valerief Nov 2013 #23

Yet another huge WTF in US = United Stupidity. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2013 #26

Until officials go to jail for this shit it will keep happening. Lawsuit hurts no one involved. n-t Logical Nov 2013 #31

^^This. I usually don't like using that meme-speak label, but even so. This^^ Orrex Nov 2013 #51

My thoughts Aaron8418 Nov 2013 #33

Gitmo relocated to The Big Apple, apparently. WowSeriously Nov 2013 #34

Unreal. Just unreal. nt Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #36

This is the saddest thing LittleGirl Nov 2013 #38

Agree and what that did to him yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #62

yup. so very sad for him. LittleGirl Nov 2013 #63

We need some recognition of this problem. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #44

One more reason to lower the voting age. n/t MindPilot Nov 2013 #48

Just want to say I did not even have to guess before clicking on post...........that is all lunasun Nov 2013 #53

What is it with the USA and prisons? Blue Owl Nov 2013 #54

amerikkkaner justice, strikes again heaven05 Nov 2013 #56