• @asteriskeverything
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    1 year ago

    Because prisoners have already died it’s just able to be rugswept and denied. Texans and Americans in general don’t see convicted individuals as human that deserve empathy, look at how prison rape jokes are still pretty well tolerated versus similar type things that also were acceptable 10 years ago. That’s why he had to preface it with all the other shit about “tax paying” citizens and soccer dads etc.

    Eta: sorry if it sounds like I’m arguing against you I just meant to expand on it because all this pisses me off and needed to rant