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[–] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm sympathetic to people in this predicament with a history of "possession of a controlled substance". Gun possession somewhat less so (depends), and impaired driving not at all.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's no excuse to subject them to that level of inhumane treatment.

[–] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

All I'm saying is that drunk drivers don't get punished nearly as much as they deserve, and thus I have no sympathy towards him even though he's treated inhumanely.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 6 points 1 day ago

I get what you're saying, but that still isn't an excuse to imprison people in inhumane conditions, moreso when you see the number of false convictions for even capital crimes.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

And all three of the above: sounds like a perfectly reasonable target for deportation (minus the long detention, poor conditions, and cruelty). The problem is that we don't want him back!