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The ACLU of Tennessee has criticized a judge's sentence reduction deal for inmates. Judge Sam Benningfield signed an order permitting a 30-day sentence reduction for male inmates who agree to have vasectomy and female inmates who agree to get the birth control implant Nexplanon, which prevents pregnancy for four years.
The program is voluntary. However, the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has condemned the program, calling it "unconstitutional." [...] But Benningfield, who declined to speak to NBC News, told News Channel 5 that he is trying to encourage "personal responsibility" among inmates, who will not "be burdened with children" when they are released. "This gives them a chance to get on their feet and make something of themselves," Benningfield told the station.
Since the program began, 32 women have received the birth control implant and 38 men have agreed to have a vasectomy, News Channel 5 reported. It was not immediately clear how many men have undergone the surgery.
Inmates can get two days knocked off their sentences for attending a course about the risks of babies born addicted to opioids:
America's opioid crisis is expanding to a new class of victims—unborn children. Infants are being born with symptoms of withdrawal, also known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, or NAS. In the last decade, states like Tennessee have seen a ten-fold rise in the number of babies born with NAS.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by idiot_king on Saturday July 22 2017, @09:55PM (8 children)
I could go on and on for days about how this is exactly what the Nazi Eugenics program was trying to do. But I will spare all of you because I respect the people enough who post here that they will see that automatically. Black men, and to a lesser extent Latinx folk, make up the vast majority of prisoners per capita in the USA. This is a chance for the underlying zombie-corpse White Nationalist and Racist soul of the US to feed on its favorite prey directly.
My question, then, is how many of you knew this would happen in your lifetime? Especially after the election? And moreover, how many of you knew it would happen sooner than later? My worst fears have become realized. I would be literally shaking with rage if I weren't so depressed.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 22 2017, @10:05PM
Your very best option is to give in to that depression you're whining about, and go step in front of a fast train.
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday July 22 2017, @10:37PM (4 children)
All humans have an inner chimp, but Blacks and Latinos are genetically predisposed to lack of impulse-control.
They are like Animal from Muppet Babies, still shitting their britches and impulsively barking gibberish at inappropriate moments.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 22 2017, @10:50PM (2 children)
Heheheh. That's funny coming from a failure like you.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 23 2017, @12:01AM (1 child)
At least he has the courage to post using an ID.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 23 2017, @01:15AM
Amazing what passes for courage around here. Actually sad.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday July 23 2017, @06:18AM
Eth, a little advice here: there are some things that just aren't funny enough, even to someone with the sensibilities of an amanojaku, to troll about. It makes the attempt fall flat; rather than being a good wheeze, or even shocking, it sounds like, well, shitting your britches and impulsively barking gibberish.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 22 2017, @10:56PM (1 child)
you must have missed the end of WWII and noticing that the Nazis won and joined the CIA
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 23 2017, @07:14AM
For anybody who thinks this is an overstatement, citation provided: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_paperclip [wikipedia.org]