I don't know where the fuck people are getting this idea from.
You have freedom of speech, but can't look at pornographic pictures of children, and if you do, you get treated like you were the one that did it. So that was a lie.
You have freedom of the press, but prisoners in my state can't contact journalists (like Susan Smith who caught an in-house charge for doing exactly that). So that was a lie.
You have freedom of religion, but chaplains in SCDC don't have resources for inmates even though the chaplain service in both prisons and jails is federally-funded because the state keeps misusing grants. So that was a lie.
You have the right to petition, but good luck finding a lawyer. That don't come free. So that was a lie.
You have the right to bear arms, but only if the govermment says so. And if you want to "legally" own a fully-automatic of any kind, you're gonna have to jump through a million hoops to get one (and if it was made after the 1980s, you have to be an FFL only). So that was a lie. Oh, and paramilitaries are illegal. So there goes the "well-regulated militia".
You have the right against unlawful search and seizure, so the government uses private companies as workarounds to avoid all the red tape of obtaining a warrant to eavesdrop on you. And this not only applies to criminals – they're treating every last US citizen like a terrorist now. Now America resembles some George Orwell novel more than other countries do. So that was a lie.
You have a right to remain silent, but if you don't report pictures of child rape, even if you know you had nothing to do with it, you're gonna be treated like an accessory after the fact simply for not telling. So that was a lie.
You have a right against self-incrimination in court, but your therapist can get hit with a subpoena to let them access your private MHC chart and that can be used as incriminating evidence against you. So that was a lie.
You have a right to due process, but courts fuck people's cases over by giving them court appointed attorneys who waive their client's rights (like their right to a speedy trial) and they leave them to hang so they can get a plea bargain out of them, because that'll give the courts more money. So that was a lie.
You have a right against double jeopardy unless the crime was sex-related, or you were deemed guilty but mentally ill, so then they can punish you for the same crime twice (or more). So that was a lie.
You have a right against cruel and unusual punishment, but solitary confinement apparently doesn't count. So that was a lie.
Wow! Such freedoms! Such democracy!
You have freedom of speech, but can't look at pornographic pictures of children, and if you do, you get treated like you were the one that did it. So that was a lie.
You have freedom of the press, but prisoners in my state can't contact journalists (like Susan Smith who caught an in-house charge for doing exactly that). So that was a lie.
You have freedom of religion, but chaplains in SCDC don't have resources for inmates even though the chaplain service in both prisons and jails is federally-funded because the state keeps misusing grants. So that was a lie.
You have the right to petition, but good luck finding a lawyer. That don't come free. So that was a lie.
You have the right to bear arms, but only if the govermment says so. And if you want to "legally" own a fully-automatic of any kind, you're gonna have to jump through a million hoops to get one (and if it was made after the 1980s, you have to be an FFL only). So that was a lie. Oh, and paramilitaries are illegal. So there goes the "well-regulated militia".
You have the right against unlawful search and seizure, so the government uses private companies as workarounds to avoid all the red tape of obtaining a warrant to eavesdrop on you. And this not only applies to criminals – they're treating every last US citizen like a terrorist now. Now America resembles some George Orwell novel more than other countries do. So that was a lie.
You have a right to remain silent, but if you don't report pictures of child rape, even if you know you had nothing to do with it, you're gonna be treated like an accessory after the fact simply for not telling. So that was a lie.
You have a right against self-incrimination in court, but your therapist can get hit with a subpoena to let them access your private MHC chart and that can be used as incriminating evidence against you. So that was a lie.
You have a right to due process, but courts fuck people's cases over by giving them court appointed attorneys who waive their client's rights (like their right to a speedy trial) and they leave them to hang so they can get a plea bargain out of them, because that'll give the courts more money. So that was a lie.
You have a right against double jeopardy unless the crime was sex-related, or you were deemed guilty but mentally ill, so then they can punish you for the same crime twice (or more). So that was a lie.
You have a right against cruel and unusual punishment, but solitary confinement apparently doesn't count. So that was a lie.
Wow! Such freedoms! Such democracy!