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2022-06-11 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 "The way the United States approaches prison tourism re-inscribes the kind of politics that support mass incarceration," said Jill McCorkel, a professor of criminology at Villanova University. "It turns human suffering into a spectacle."

Ya blithering bleeding-heart bint. What about the suffering of the victims of the pieces of shit that were incarcerated? Ever feel for them?

Posted by Frank G 2022-06-11 13:16|| 2022-06-11 13:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Um, I think "suffering" is a fundamental component of "punishment."

Though I would not be surprised if academics miss that fine distinction.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-11 13:17|| 2022-06-11 13:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Humans and their morbid curiosity. I guess that is why torture museums are moderately popular in some places.

As for this broad Jill McCorkel....she can pound salt.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-06-11 13:18|| 2022-06-11 13:18|| Front Page Top

#4 More people might wise up if the suffering associated with punishment was regularly on public display.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-11 13:20|| 2022-06-11 13:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Huh. Thought it would an Australia/New Zealand promo.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-06-11 13:28|| 2022-06-11 13:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Before and during the Victorian era, upper-class British folks used to visit the poor houses and insane asylums.

Sunday was the most popular day to visit Bethlem Royal Hospital of London (Bedlam) where they charged a schilling "to see the ravings of the beasts".

Posted by Mullah Richard 2022-06-11 14:18|| 2022-06-11 14:18|| Front Page Top

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