Careful, there's very little that separates you from those you wish to disenfranchise.
You might want to check out Anthony Ray Hinton's The Sun Does Shine for a memoir of what it's like to be wrongfully sentenced to prison for nearly 30 years all because your friend was mad at you over a girl.
There's also the case of Crystal Mason who's in prison, right now, despite comitting no crime.
Criminal justice reform is extraordinarily difficult in the US because citizens with first hand experience are disenfranchised. Everyone affected by society should have an equitable voice in society - there should be no disenfranchised underclass.
Careful, there's very little that separates you from those you wish to disenfranchise.
You might want to check out Anthony Ray Hinton's The Sun Does Shine for a memoir of what it's like to be wrongfully sentenced to prison for nearly 30 years all because your friend was mad at you over a girl.
There's also the case of Crystal Mason who's in prison, right now, despite comitting no crime.
Profit and Punishment: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice by Pulitzer prize winner Tony Messenger is a more comprehensive book, but one that I think every US citizen should read before defending the status quo.
Criminal justice reform is extraordinarily difficult in the US because citizens with first hand experience are disenfranchised. Everyone affected by society should have an equitable voice in society - there should be no disenfranchised underclass.