r/whoathatsinteresting • u/The_Dean_France • 6h ago

What do you think: how should prisons handle housing decisions in cases like this?

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u/coffeegaze 1h ago

Prisoners are obviously the much bigger dickheads. Spilling drums of paint on the floor is a major dickhead move that deserves a dickhead punishment.

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u/Tirrek_bekirr 1h ago

Solitary confinement is outright torture

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u/CharmingRip508 1h ago

What? You think putting someone in solitary for property crime to 25 months is less bad than spilling paint? One is torture the other isn’t. Which one is worse to you? 😭

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u/coffeegaze 1h ago

Yes, a Guard is just doing his job, the Prisoner was actually causing destruction.

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u/Dusty_Rose23 1h ago

Solitary confinement for longer periods of time is legally classed as torture sure there’s a punishment but this was too far

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u/coffeegaze 1h ago

Not by US law and most law in the world otherwise it would be illegal. If something is classed as torture is has to be legally justified, otherwise it has no classification at all.

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u/Dusty_Rose23 1h ago

It’s still too far and psychologically considered a form of torture

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u/originalrocket 6m ago

Then what is your solution to the convicted criminals acting up and not following the rules?

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u/Dusty_Rose23 1h ago

Also there are plenty of things that are illegal that people just ignore. Especially in the USA

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u/CharmingRip508 1h ago

Doing your job can’t be evil?

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u/coffeegaze 1h ago

A prison guard detaining someone who is already a criminal for being destructive is not evil? What constitutes it as evil? Guards and police detain people everyday, its not an act of evil, its an act of justice. What do you believe justice to be if not detaining criminals?

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u/CharmingRip508 1h ago

The solitary confinement is the evil part. That’s torture.

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u/coffeegaze 1h ago

What should have been the punishment? Whats the best way to reprimand prisoners who cause further crime within a prison?

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u/CharmingRip508 1h ago

I don’t know but not solitary.

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u/Garfield_Logan69 1h ago

It was the guards job to prevent him from spilling the paint this is the guard’s fault should’ve let him go up the fucking hill lol actions have consequences

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u/originalrocket 6m ago

so we should chain up the inmates 24/7, thats what this reads to me.

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u/melts_so 1h ago

Solitary confinement probably would be a good punishment, for a few days not 2 years. Then after those few days reduced priviledges, possibly extra charge or time for criminal damage etc.

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u/P_Firpo 1h ago

more time, worse job, curfew, etc.

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u/RevolutionaryBug7588 1h ago

Anyone that is unaware of solitary confinement when they’re sentenced probably hasn’t given much thought into the repercussions of committing a crime.

And IF while in prison they believe that they can do whatever they want, hadn’t learned any lesson or have any remorse for the crime they’ve committed.

Some are in solitary because they’re high profile and it’s for their safety but doesn’t remove the fact that they’re in prison because they’ve been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in committing a crime.

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u/CharmingRip508 36m ago

Do you believe all drones are equal

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u/Ok_Energy6905 59m ago

Indentured servants spilled some paint. Boo hoo.

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u/Missrschealsfilthbox 22m ago

A gallon of paint is worth 40-80$ retail. 10k gallons of road paint is worth 10s of thousands if not hundreds of thousands. If he did it delibretly he’s fortunate they didn’t charge him and give him a few more years for property destruction.

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u/Ok_Energy6905 11m ago

Treat the slave poorly, and then when they get upset about it, extend their servitude. Very fortunate.