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Ohio Prison System Bans Java Computer Manual, But Allows Hitler’s Mein Kampf (www.themarshallproject.org)

submitted 2 years ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] Snugglebug@beehaw.org 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Ohio prison department says it allowed one unillustrated version of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” into a prison because it didn’t show symbols associated with any white supremacist groups.

Flawless logic

[–] Buzz4074@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This stuff would be considered too much in a comedy skit.

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah, when I read the headline I thought that 'this time The Onion has gone too far', but they actually do that.

[+] Dankenstein@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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[–] nzodd@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd argue that it makes plenty of sense when you see it through the lens of terrible people profiting from human misery wanting to hold onto those profits: letting prisoners learn useful skills leads to lower recidivism which means fewer dollars going to the prison industry in the future. Meanwhile more racist books in the library means less hassle to prison guards when the prisoners turn on each other, boosting gangs that alighn on racial lines, instead of pushing back on the assholes actually making their lives worse.

[–] dismalnow@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

If you know why that's weird, it's fuckin weird right?

At the price of 1/8 oz, I'm sure. Ohio is the dropout that sold to the kids in high school.

[–] rev@ihax0r.com 2 points 2 years ago

so they are c# fans