So now lexi, whom I've talked to in PMs for years and in the trans thread, hates my guts. I've never made negative remarks about her or transpeople, I've been pretty consistently pro gay rights there, etc. And yet I'm apparently a heartless bigot because I don't think transsexuals should be given preferential treatment in prison.
When you go to prison you lose a host of rights. Is it unfortunate a trans person wouldn't be allowed to continue hormone treatment? Of course. But I don't see that as some unjust act of hatred for them. Everyone who goes to prison has their life put on pause. Trans people are no exception.
I read that thread the other day, and it was ridiculous then. She and others are way too emotionally involved to be discussing it rationally.
"Well... That happens in prisons. Sucks and shouldn't happen, but it does..."
"YOU'RE DISGUSTING! YOU'RE A SICK PERSON WHO SHOULD DIE!"
I'm sure it happens much more to transpeople but they aren't alone.
I agree with you that it's preferential treatment. Just the fact that the state has to spend any time at all on the issue means they're treated differently. Everybody else goes to court, gets convicted, goes to jail. The US has a hard time even dealing with and providing proper medication for what would otherwise be a normal prisoner with no other preferential treatment. People die in US prisons due to insufficient medical attention. It sucks and it shouldn't happen, but it does. Do you really expect the state's/federal employees involved in the case to educate themselves and their staff on HRT and then actually administer it? Yea, that's a long ways away. They'd have a better chance being separated from the rest of the group (hence, preferential treatment).
She can go on and on with these hypothetical situations all day, but the chances are slim that a transgender will get sent to a maximum security prison for a crime they "accidentally" committed. "BUBUBUBUT IT'S A HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION!!!!!" ugh... yea but it's not rational. Here's a hypothetical: I go to jail and the fucking Kool-Aid Man busts through my cell wall and I decide to walk out, then get picked up - Should I get in big trouble for "escaping"? Oh that won't happen you say? BUT YOU DIDN'T ADDRESS MY HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION!!!!! If they're in the big house, they most likely fucking deserve it, just like all the other rapists, murderers and child molesters in there. I'm sure that makes me a bigot, but I don't care what gender you are or feel you are, you deserve to be in the pokey for that shit.
"BUBUBUBUT WHAT IF THEY JUST SMOKED A DOOB?!"
