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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 40 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Mentally ill person harms himself in a terrible way and the response of the state is to put him in jail? That's so American.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

He's really getting the shaft

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

To be fair though the state was in a bit of a pickle.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

So he can get raped and become more mentally ill. Makes sense

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Well we can't just let him cut off his own penis and set it on fire again