The New York City Council is expected to approve a bill to ban solitary confinement this week over the objections of Mayor Eric Adams, who may veto it.
  • Lophostemon@aussie.zone
    236·
    1 year ago

    Damn, you know as a harassed father there’s some days I would fucking love me some solitary confinement.

    Edit: Wow there’s a lot of butthurt over a facetious comment.

    Lighten the fuck up, Francis.

    • Neato@kbin.social
      28·
      1 year ago

      Lock yourself in the bathroom with a cot and no phone for a week. Let us know how long you last.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        291·
        1 year ago

        No cot. They often aren’t given one. Or even a blanket. And leave the light on 24/7. And hear the voices of people screaming through the air vents, desperate for human contact. Yeah, sounds like a great escape for a parent rather than just parenting your kids.

        • jmp242@sopuli.xyz
          4·
          1 year ago

          I had to leave my phone for 6 hours to get the battery changed and was twitchy the entire time. Not because I needed it, but because most of my “waste time” stuff was on it. I used to carry paperback books for instance, now ebooks. I can imagine it’s torture, as I get bored easily and in situations where “nothing” is happening I really want to start reading something… No one I know likes to just sit, even around other people (heck, it’s hard to get them to talk to other people) without scrolling on their phones. And I’m guilty too - I have no interest to sit watching other people play on their phones or eat silently…