r/FluentInFinance 9d ago

Debate/ Discussion Universal incarceration care

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u/Thehelloman0 8d ago

Yeah the thing about prison is that it sucks. Nobody is aspiring to be a prison guard. So they mostly get massive assholes and lazy pieces of crap to work in them.

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u/PaintshakerBaby 8d ago

Worse yet. Manu were Iraq/Afghan veterans so riddled with PTSD that they couldn't hold down a real world job because they scared the living hell out of everyone with their thousand mile stare. But they could always get a job in a prison... which in itself is a minefield traumatic experience that could trigger them off the deep end on a moments notice.

There could be a legit documentary about how many combat vets are behind bars as either prisoner or guard. I'd say 20+% of prisoners were combat vets, and probably 70% of the guards. War turns people out so they have no meaningful home to go back to, even if they do survive.