Timothy Murray lost his father earlier this year and had been asking his principal for counseling when she called in the police

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    11 months ago

    Do you know what solitary confinement is? It’s putting someone in a cell, likely without furniture, for lengthy periods of time (discounting an hour of exercise by themselves). The light never turns off. There is absolutely no stimulation whatsoever allowed. Other prisoners yell through the air ducts in the hopes that someone will yell back.

    That environment is torture for an adult. This is a 10-year-old child.

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      11 months ago

      You really think the general populace is safe for a 10-year old?

      Solitary confinement sucks, but in many cases it’s done to protect individuals from, you know, the other extremely violent people.

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          11 months ago

          Then why the fixation on solitary confinement?

          If your objection is on imprisonment then argue against that, not the specifics of a certain imprisonment.

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              11 months ago

              You realise it is morally permissible to provide a more general argument.

              Which is a better comment, “steak tastes better with barbecue sauce” OR “I don’t like steak, but it tastes better with barbecue sauce”? Doesn’t the former suggest a preference of eating steak?