Meet Freedom. Like me, he grew up with his parents in prison. See his video op-ed with his father on why life without parole is not making us safer.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/opinion/louisiana-criminal-justice-reform.html?smid=fb-share&fbclid=IwAR3Qmy3JUI2VJ0P05zhCHGKSVN0rDcMJaB9oCJbzKPCAeyUrO5X9u-32b54 …
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For someone who asks for empathy, it seems you are unable to empathize with families who live in SF and have to deal with this kind of violence which is commonplace here. It's easy to support ideologies when you don't have to see it.
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Of course I do, but I also know how easy it is to sensationalize these things. We have the largest prison population in the world by far for a reason. Absolutely more that can be done, but blaming one part at the expense of all others doesn't solve the problems.
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Easy to be in denial when you don't live here.https://twitter.com/LyanneMelendez/status/1404574079156318210?s=19 …
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