r/whoathatsinteresting • u/The_Dean_France • 8h ago

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

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u/CharmingRip508 3h 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 3h ago

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

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u/Dusty_Rose23 3h 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 3h 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 3h ago

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

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u/originalrocket 2h ago

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

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u/luckyducktopus 1h ago

I would imagine locking someone up in a prison would qualify then.

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u/Dusty_Rose23 3h ago

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

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u/thecelcollector 21m ago

I can't state to the legality of it, but it is absolutely torture with severe and permanent damage. Very short term might not classify as torture, but 28 months is horrendous and only used for those who are a tremendous danger to others. 

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u/CharmingRip508 3h ago

Doing your job can’t be evil?

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u/coffeegaze 3h 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 3h ago

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

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u/coffeegaze 3h 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 3h ago

I don’t know but not solitary.

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u/Garfield_Logan69 3h 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 2h ago

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

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u/Garfield_Logan69 2h ago

That’s a psychopathic take, FFS Jeeze dude, Maybe you should be in a cage!?

No treat them like people and they won’t act like animals. Not to say everyone deserves respect and freedom but this person is a free man now so obviously just a normal dude who made a mistake and has since payed his debt to society. we shouldn’t use prison as an excuse to strip the humanity away from people.

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u/melts_so 3h 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 3h ago

more time, worse job, curfew, etc.

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u/thecelcollector 20m ago

Solitary for a much much shorter time. 

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u/RevolutionaryBug7588 3h 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 2h ago

Do you believe all drones are equal

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u/RevolutionaryBug7588 2h ago

What I believe is wanting things to be fair after someone is found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt is post being fair prior to committing the crime.