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Not really sure what to put here...I usually put relevant excerpts, but that got this post deleted for doing that

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[–] VelvetGentleman@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There's no way this can backfire.

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

direct action with the goal of filling jails has a long and very successful history, going back AT LEAST to the IWW Free Speech Fights. It also saw widespread success during the fight for Civil Rights.

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[–] cricket98@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Can you bring up an example that wasn't 50+ years ago?

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

There hasn't been any "fill the jail" protests in the US since the civil rights movement due to the demonization of getting arrested. However, a protest like that has been occurring in Pakistan

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[–] kautau@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

For profit prison companies:

Rubbing their hands together like an oldschool nintendo villain

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