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    “Even after a judge required ACS to reunite Ms. Rivers with her baby, ACS continued to subject Ms. Rivers to needless court proceedings and a litany of conditions that interfered with her parenting of TW for months, while the unlawful removal of her baby was ratified by senior ACS leadership,” the complaint reads. “This was not because ACS was trying to protect TW; this was because Ms. Rivers is Black.”

    • Neon 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇹🇼🇮🇱 @lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      in a liberal, enlightened country, the State does not ‘punish’ as such behaviour is strictly against the values of enlightenment.

      the consequences for a crime aren’t a ‘punishment’ in order to create ‘justice’, but instead a ‘deterrent’ designed to deter you from doing whatever the society agreed was undesired.

      i recommend ‘enlightenment now’ by steven pinker as a great read about the ideology of enlightenment and why it’s important to keep for the future.

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      10 months ago

      LMFAO no it doesnt. It punishes you when you illegally harm someone

      Lots of people raise their kids to be dipshits every single day

    • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOP
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      10 months ago

      No, the government does not punish people, at least not legally, who purposefully harm someone, unless said harm is illegal.