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Reasons why School is Prison.
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Reasons why School is Prison.

1.) School and Prison are both mandatory.
2.) School and Prison both strip away the freedom of their inmates.
3.) School and Prison both strip away the dignity of their inmates.
4.) School and Prison both force inmates to do as the establishment dictates under threat of punishment.
5.) School and Prison both get their power from the government.
6.) School and Prison both use guards to prevent escape.
7.) School and Prison both have similar facilities.
8.) School and Prison both require uniforms.
9.) School and Prison both use surveillance cameras.
10.) School and prison both have a warden. (Principle.)

The amount of similarities between school and prison is scary.

Prison buss:

[Image: PrisonBus_ext.jpg]

School buss:

[Image: images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRx6PBc4CWEMCurR3PQF_D...mp;amp;t=1]


Prison:
[Image: correctional-facility-3.jpg]

School:
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Re: Reasons why School is Prison.

You aren't allowed to leave. That's enough to make it a prison.

I left school once. Then I went back because my dad told me to. I didn't get in trouble. The wardens don't really pay that much attention.

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Re: Reasons why School is Prison.

I'd rather be in prison than school. At least they have a cooler bus that isn't bright yellow... XD
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Re: Reasons why School is Prison.

TehCheezGangsta Wrote:I'd rather be in prison than school. At least they have a cooler bus that isn't bright yellow... XD
Oh really.

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Re: Reasons why School is Prison.

You forgot cameras.
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fish20 Wrote:You forgot cameras.

Yeah, and some of it's redundant so I'll replace one with it.

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i wish i could drop out of school but my parents will banish me and look at me as a bad person...but i don't give a damn if they do that Biggrin
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Re: Reasons why School is Prison.

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Again, I agree with you. School does teach you things. And once again, you are missing the point entirely. It's not that I disagree with school's mission or the things it teaches. What I object to is that the students are deprived of any choice in the matter. As benign as the intentions may be, any system that forces people into an environment where they have no say in their lives is a situation ripe for abuse of power.

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