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In reply to the discussion: More men are raped in the US than women, figures on prison assaults reveal... [View all]Upton
(9,709 posts)I mean, what point do you think I'm arguing for or against? These are DOJ statistics, not opinion. Does the fact that the vast majority of these rapes are committed by their own gender somehow diminish the suffering of the victims? Do the numbers interfere with some agenda I'm not privy to?
The prison population has skyrocketed over the last 30 years or so. Almost entirely due to the War on Drugs. Meaning many of these newly incarcerated because of drug laws have been young, naive, first time offenders..who are often tossed into medium security general population right along side hardened institutionalized criminals, with predictable results.
Yet, it appears instead of acknowledging and addressing the problem, many would prefer it be swept under the rug or even joked about. And this seems to take place even among those who are fond of considering themselves enlightened liberals..
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