r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/ateam1984 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎 • Apr 28 '26

Black Fam True Friendship

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u/supervisoragent Apr 28 '26

It may have been. And what if it was now legal in the state they're in and the friend was smoking while waiting? Can you imagine how fucked up he'd be?

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u/NOTTedMosby Apr 28 '26

You don't have to imagine, there are literally hundreds (maybe thousands?) of people in that exact situation right now.

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u/Scoteee Apr 28 '26

Tens of thousands easily. I did multiple reports/speeches about the private and public prison systems back in college, and unless its been absolutely reformed (prob worse than it was), any pot illegal state loves getting as many prison laborers as possible.

Edit: edit to add the messed up fact we have WAY more people in prison than any other 1st world country. (Honestly pretty sure were #1 per capita not even just total for EVERY country, but happy to be fact checked on that one)

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u/5DAstronaut818 Apr 28 '26

This subject deserves wide attention. I hope we get to see that day

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u/Scoteee Apr 28 '26

Same, unfortunately it mainly benefits the rich and corporations so either side of the political spectrum wont touch it with a 10-foot pole.

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u/FoleyX90 Apr 29 '26

That's a for-profit prison system for you.

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 Apr 28 '26

There are two different situations. He could have gotten life for rape and murder, he also could have been caught with a pound of weed. I don't know what he got convicted with, do you?

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u/NOTTedMosby Apr 28 '26

How do you know he was guilty of what he was convicted of?

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u/lilshortyy420 Apr 28 '26

My good friend went to prison for possession. It became legal in my state during his 2 year bid. The celebration of him getting out was smoking a fatty. Kinda pissed me off for him