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I can't imagine anything worse than going to jail.
Really? i could think of many things that are worse than going to jail, they usually consist of painful physical and mental conditions,deaths of loved ones,Obviously no one wants to go to jail but there are life situations where jail would be a preferrable option..
surely no job is worse than being locked up 24 hours a day for years - Is how bad it is working in low paid jobs is these days?
But then again speaking to an ex-con - he told they could work in prison and earn money for treats like chocolate, cigarettes etc. - I imagine some of them are better off financially than someone earning a low wage with property prices etc.
They can get free education courses, access to a library, no racking up debt - All that isolation would great for studying. A cheap way to get your education, no 50K in debt and no job at the end
Free health care, access to gyms, no travel expenses, tvs etc. No worries about getting fired, or worries about all the typical nonsense in your average workplace.
Mind you no sex life - but then again many of us are in relationships like a prison sentence.
Ok seriously surely no job is as bad as prison - mind there have been employers that make you feel like a prisoner.
surely no job is worse than being locked up 24 hours a day for years - Is how bad it is working in low paid jobs is these days?
But then again speaking to an ex-con - he told they could work in prison and earn money for treats like chocolate, cigarettes etc. - I imagine some of them are better off financially than someone earning a low wage with property prices etc.
They can get free education courses, access to a library, no racking up debt - All that isolation would great for studying. A cheap way to get your education, no 50K in debt and no job at the end
Free health care, access to gyms, no travel expenses, tvs etc. No worries about getting fired, or worries about all the typical nonsense in your average workplace.
Mind you no sex life - but then again many of us are in relationships like a prison sentence.
Ok seriously surely no job is as bad as prison - mind there have been employers that make you feel like a prisoner.
We arent talking about young and midlife people in this scenario the topic is meant to be addressing the plight of people who get to retirement age and for whatever reason have nothing and homelessness looks like their only option,at that point would going to jail be preferable to living the rest of your life on the streets..
Freedom is a pretty precious thing to most people. Assume one has worked enough in their life to get social security, there are modest housing options, and cheaper places to live than the USA. If one has been in and out of prison for years, maybe they wouldn't care so much if their health was severely declining and they had no family. For the average person, its an irrational option.
Screw that, although perhaps an alternative would be more hostels and shelters for down and out people?
In my case, I won't stick around if it came down to it. I'm not going to live to be a burden on anyone and this is too cruel and too unpalatable of a society for me to want to ride it out, should it get to the stage where I'm unemployed and facing homelessness.
I wonder how many down and out adults who have basically nothing choose prison as a lifestyle, granted your freedoms are a bit limited but on the up side free room and board,free health-care,basically all your needs taken care of..And if there is a growing number of people pursuing this lifestyle what are the lesser crimes being committed to get you on this gravy train.
If i was single and in my senior years of life with no means of support i'd certainly entertain the thought of prison as a lifestyle alternative to being homeless and on the streets,,
If everyone went to prison we would all die. Human society wouldn't exist or be possible.
If you do go the prison route please be advised that you're not going to be able to post on city-data while incarcerated and phone calls out to "the world" are super expensive. That's the biggest issue I would have with being an offender, a near total lack of telecommunications.
I had a business where I'd employ kids with a checkered past and try and help them become responsible. It was a 5 gallon bottled water delivery route and I developed a bad back. I am a WASP and went to college. So I was thinking I knew about folks, but the kids gave me quite an education.
One guy who was born in Tijuana was not in the least afraid of getting arrested. He'd grown up in juveniile hall. For him, after he was 21, prison was a place to go for a rest. Oddly, he was super intelligent, and one of my best workers. Eventually I succeeded in getting him a high pay job as a bilingual operator for ATT. I was so proud. Later I found out he was back in jail.
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Thats not what the topic is advocating..
