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The ultimate life hacks compilation 2 comments
guest
· 8 years ago
oh poor Pete
So I saw a cute story while browsing le web and I thought I would share it with you 25 comments
guest
· 8 years ago
For God's sake this isn't the original story everyone changes the ending to make it cute
themorningnews.org/article/the-man-behind-the-window
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themorningnews.org/article/the-man-behind-the-window
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guest
· 8 years ago
First guest here. Sorry, I don't live in the US. I was thinking of Canada/thinking generally when I mentioned criminals. (Interestingly, in Canada even those in mental institutions can vote.)
Also, with criminals, I don't think it's so much a matter of protecting minorities, except in the sense that felons are a minority. It's a matter of protecting a group that is unlikely to be protected by most people – who have never been sentenced or know people who have. If one party is interested in the welfare of prisoners, then prisoners should be able to vote for that party as opposed to a party that will institute harsher sentences or reduce spending on prisons. The rest of the population generally doesn't give much thought to prisoners, and is often comfortable with brushing them off as undeserving instead of really considering these issues.
Equality means equality, in my opinion. A conviction doesn't mean you're not human.
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Also, with criminals, I don't think it's so much a matter of protecting minorities, except in the sense that felons are a minority. It's a matter of protecting a group that is unlikely to be protected by most people – who have never been sentenced or know people who have. If one party is interested in the welfare of prisoners, then prisoners should be able to vote for that party as opposed to a party that will institute harsher sentences or reduce spending on prisons. The rest of the population generally doesn't give much thought to prisoners, and is often comfortable with brushing them off as undeserving instead of really considering these issues.
Equality means equality, in my opinion. A conviction doesn't mean you're not human.
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guest
· 8 years ago
No no no... allowing groups to vote protects their welfare. If criminals weren't allowed to vote, capital punishment could be passed without their resistance. Older people must be allowed to vote so that they have a say in terms of palliative care, pensions etc. The fact is, younger people simply don't think about people over 65 all that much.
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