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Luminous Animal

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6. Are you an advocate for these kind of prisons in the U.S.?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 04:55 AM

Sep 2012

I am. And I have been for years. What I haven't done is use a prisoner's or a prison's conditions to advance propaganda. Assange and his lawyers have argued that he is willing to return to Sweden if guaranteed that they won't send him to the disgusting and inhumane U.S. prison system.

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A rare photo from the Swedish gulag [View all] struggle4progress Sep 2012 OP

I wonder how this is possible? I would love a follow up on this new "open" prison concept midnight Sep 2012 #1

I saw a tv show on this model years ago, so it's been around a while. Systematic Chaos Sep 2012 #3

Your campaign is working amazingly well.. Fumesucker Sep 2012 #2

what is your point? cali Sep 2012 #4

Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #5

Are you an advocate for these kind of prisons in the U.S.? Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #6

IIRC these Scandinavian experiments work struggle4progress Sep 2012 #7

Yeah, it's done wonders for their rape stats LadyHawkAZ Sep 2012 #14

You have no credibility because of day after PufPuf23 Sep 2012 #8

At least I give links: Argentina's ambassador to the UK badly needs a history lesson struggle4progress Sep 2012 #10

Please answer my question in your own words and a short sentence. PufPuf23 Sep 2012 #11

The lynching mentality cannot be reasoned with no matter how many Cleita Sep 2012 #20

No, the crazy arguments of the blind supporters treestar Sep 2012 #38

My advice...get a cat...nt joeybee12 Sep 2012 #9

Go get your own cat if you like: I won't own one for you struggle4progress Sep 2012 #12

you should get one regardless.. just because they're cool. nt dionysus Sep 2012 #18

I prefer the birds and chipmunks native to my yard struggle4progress Sep 2012 #21

but you can't play with or snuggle with those. if my cat went outside his life expectancy with be dionysus Sep 2012 #22

You know that if Assange is extradited from Sweden, that Cleita Sep 2012 #13

While we're imagining stuff, what are you doing to keep the UK from sending Assange to Mars? struggle4progress Sep 2012 #16

Absolutely nothing. Cleita Sep 2012 #17

I guess I'm glad you draw the line somewhere struggle4progress Sep 2012 #26

I shouldn't even reply to your silliness. Cleita Sep 2012 #27

You can always go back to alerting MIRT Robb Sep 2012 #28

they could take a lesson or to from the USA! they are NOT turning a profit with a system like that. piratefish08 Sep 2012 #15

other for rapists and murderers and stuff, i'd get behind that. dionysus Sep 2012 #19

A rare photo from the American GULAG. Octafish Sep 2012 #23

Manning's trial begins in February, and prosecutors will be able to point out that the kid struggle4progress Sep 2012 #24

that actually is a pretty valid point dsc Sep 2012 #30

The US Government has done a great many things to make him feel that way. Octafish Sep 2012 #32

"... David Coombs, a lawyer for Pfc. Bradley Manning, ... said Manning was confined in such a way struggle4progress Sep 2012 #33

DU rec... SidDithers Sep 2012 #25

And a picture from one aspect of the US version suffragette Sep 2012 #29

Assange's already convicted in his mind, S4P's showing his true colors riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #31

Yep, that about sums it up suffragette Sep 2012 #36

BS. It's not either/or. treestar Sep 2012 #39

Of course, we all know that Assange is bound for a Swedish prison, right? backscatter712 Sep 2012 #34

"... There was at one stage a suggestion that Mr Assange could be extradited to the USA struggle4progress Sep 2012 #35

interesting. kick Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #37