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Slayer1
Title: ,,!,, for you know who
Joined: Sep 23 2008
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Optimist With Doubts
Title: Titlating
Joined: Dec 17 2007
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So this is just a joke and using text from the onion right?
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phantasmzombie
Joined: May 22 2009
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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It really doesn't sound like a terrible idea does it? I mean as long as this isn't some mandatory thing and they are actually "in prison".
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sidewaydriver
2010 SLF Tag Champ
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Joined: May 11 2008
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Makes sense to me. While we're at it, make drug testing mandatory for welfare too.
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aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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Here here! Let out nonviolent, non-sex crime related offenders and make use of the space! Ditto too on the drug testing for welfare. If you can't get a job, you shouldn't get to enjoy those kinds of substances on my dollar.
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Slayer1
Title: ,,!,, for you know who
Joined: Sep 23 2008
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My thing is what about people that are trying to make ends meet but can't afford to do so whether it's a bad job market or if it's a situation where the family just lost a sole provider? This is like saying "you have skills but if you're poor and on welfare well, you have to go to this camp?" What about people that are just laid off and are in the shuffle of finding jobs?
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Ketny Jean-Francois, a former welfare recipient and a New York City advocate for low-income people, said Paladino's idea shocked her.
"Being poor is not a crime," she said. "People are on welfare for many reasons ... Is he saying people are poor because they don't have any hygiene or any skills?" |
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
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You know, I think this is a great idea. The part that makes people squeamish is that they're converting them from prisons, but think about it, prisons are pretty much all set up to take care of people efficiently at state expense. You just remove the bars and open the doors. If they were converting boy scout camps, nobody would bitch. The only part I don't like is "retraining" prison guards into counselors. That's one hell of a job shift, and I don't think it would be an easy transition.
As long as it's clear that it's a voluntary program, I can see this appealing to a lot of people.
And anyone missing the hidden good news here? New York actually has enough space in prisons to make this a viable option? Hey, crime is down!
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
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Why don't we have them create their own cultures like Escape from New York or The Running Man?
Wow, that's pretty dark after thinking about it.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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They pretty much already have their own culture in prison.
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Slayer1
Title: ,,!,, for you know who
Joined: Sep 23 2008
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| UsaSatsui wrote: |
And anyone missing the hidden good news here? New York actually has enough space in prisons to make this a viable option? Hey, crime is down! |
Actually they shut down a ton of prisons in New York State due to the State's Budget Deficit... 
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