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by baubino 147 days ago
> I don't think you hear it much these days because the punishments are extremely harsh

Civil rights activists, including King, lost their lives for daring to challenge injustice. The penalties are no more severe today than they were then.
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AngryData 147 days ago
The incarceration rate today is 4x that what it was in MLK's day. And im willing to bet the monetary punishments are similarly increased, if not even higher.
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djeastm 147 days ago
>The incarceration rate today is 4x that what it was in MLK's day.

What percentage of that is from civil disobedience vs "the war on drugs"?

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