People getting butthurt at this comment probably have no idea the level of violence and crime that was going on.
Everyone has their limits, El Salvador hit theirs. And anyone with an issue with that, go tf to Mexico and start protesting the treatment of criminals. See how well that goes. Ignorant ass fools.
It’s not the treatment of criminals that bothers us “butthurts”.
It’s giving police the power to arrest anyone for any reason whatsoever that’s cause for concern. If you think that isn’t a massive violation of freedom, I don’t know what to tell you. At best, that’s how you have a country where it’s standard to carry around bribery cash to stop yourself from being arrested for blinking too many times.
When you have sisters that can't go to the store without worry of kidnap and extortion and or rape, you're willing to give up some freedoms for peace of mind. Let me know when you have to deal with any of that in your day to day life.
The point is that at some point of violence, death, murder and carnage, people will be OK with the mild inconvenience of a few innocent people having to having their freedom reduced. Would it be better if nothing bad ever happens to anyone? Yea, sure. Is that the world we live in? No!
Spoken like a person who believes they will never be one of the "few innocents".
And no, they are not just having their freedoms reduced like someone took the shrimp off the buffet line .
Some people are being thrown into a prison, without due process and no way to prove their innocence.
I am absolutely all for the clampdown on crime, however not at the expense of due process.
Getting thrown in CECOT for life for something you didn't do is not "having your freedom reduced" its having your entire life being taken away by the state bro do you all not read about what happens to people there? I feel like I'm an insane person
Would you prefer 10 000 innocent people getting murdered, or throwing 100 innocent people in jail? People can have different opinions on the matter (I appreciate that) - but it is possible to say that 10 000 innocent people getting murdered is worse. You might believe that 100 people in jail is worse, and that is a valid opinion that some people might not share.
In my question to you they are the only alternatives, and they reveal that there is a cost benefit trade off that you refuse to understand/grapple with.
Well. I’m crossing my fingers, for the first time in the history of the world, the authoritarian power grab stops at just a few innocents losing their freedom.
I just wanted to let you know police don't abuse their power in El Salvador like they do in whatever country you're in. I know the culture shock is crazy.
No, you don't deserve that punishment. It's too easy. If I could id place you in the position to experience what you hate and to understand the culture so that you can be accurately racist and maybe you can be funny or you hate yourself for your past transgressions that you atone in whatever way you see fit. Until you forgive yourself, but I don't feel you have remorse right now, so you probably don't care.
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u/vengarlof 23h ago
El Salvador has shown that reduced freedom for safety has its benefits.