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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 609111" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>He stole a car? The article says that CPS has visited them 4 times this year. How much have we failed when we can't get a family like this help? This story just shocks me, but only because I know that there must be tens of thousands more like him that we haven't heard about.</p><p></p><p>Here's some nice little statistics for us to ponder:</p><p></p><p>Private jails are guaranteed a 90% occupancy rate by the states they operate in.</p><p></p><p>It costs $178,000 to house an inmate in New York for one year.</p><p></p><p>Most poor people with a mental illness or substance addiction will be forced to go to jail, but can to choose to not get treatment.</p><p></p><p>Who are we helping? Not those who need it. Not ourselves. Making sure that all of our neighbors are uneducated, hungry, and unaware of societal norms "because I'm sick of government handouts for freeloaders" is no way to go through life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 609111, member: 99"] He stole a car? The article says that CPS has visited them 4 times this year. How much have we failed when we can't get a family like this help? This story just shocks me, but only because I know that there must be tens of thousands more like him that we haven't heard about. Here's some nice little statistics for us to ponder: Private jails are guaranteed a 90% occupancy rate by the states they operate in. It costs $178,000 to house an inmate in New York for one year. Most poor people with a mental illness or substance addiction will be forced to go to jail, but can to choose to not get treatment. Who are we helping? Not those who need it. Not ourselves. Making sure that all of our neighbors are uneducated, hungry, and unaware of societal norms "because I'm sick of government handouts for freeloaders" is no way to go through life. [/QUOTE]
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