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Some 1,100 prison recruits are battling LA's infernos, risking life and health for less than $2 an hour—yet still the jobs are coveted.

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[–] hypna@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Imagine responding to someone's concern without flipping your shit at them.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

Anyone come at me defending slavery I will flip my shit.

If you were concerned about the people and not the statistics, which you bothered to cast doubt on but didn't bother to actually look anything up, I might take you seriously.