Comment on New York inmates are suing to watch the solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down
yeather@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Doesn’t make sense to lockdown the prison, but they shouldn’t be provided any of the equipment.
Comment on New York inmates are suing to watch the solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down
yeather@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Doesn’t make sense to lockdown the prison, but they shouldn’t be provided any of the equipment.
Breezy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
No, it makes sense if they are doing a lock down in order to prevent people from damaging their eyes (they probably arent). Provide equipment to view it safely is another manner. But to just outright say naw let them go fuck up their eyes, and definitely don’t provide glasses that way its more likely they fuck up their eyes is just cruel. Whats wrong with you man. Jesus would not be proud of you.
yeather@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Why would you fund the prisoners viewing experience, prisons have a commisary let them buy them if they want the glasses. Other than that I hope grown adults can be trusted enough to not look directly at the sun but I have less faith in that every day.
Breezy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I never said they should, i said thats a whole other
mannermatter. I actually think forcing a lock down in order to prevent them from hurting themselves is the right decision. Its not about trusting adults to know better, there are people in prision who’ve been there for decades and are probably not privy to the type of random knowledge people are more accustomed too now adays. And i dont think they would listen if the warden or someone just let them know if they stared at up the sun it could damage their eyes.I also dont know how bad it truely is for your eyes, i learned about the danger when the last major eclipse happened years ago, but before then i was unaware. Inmates depend on tax payer money to provide health care and i dont think taking needless risks is something they should be doing.
Best case scenario though, if an organization were to donate the darkening glasses where they can safely enjoy it that would benefit everyone.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They could also be taking a page (whether founded or not) from a mental ward in that they assume some inmates may try to purposely stare at the eclipse without protection. (i.e. They’re fearing self-harm)
While I hope people wouldn’t try this, I have no idea what really goes on inside (morale and whatnot), and am only trying to thinking of what the prison will use as their rationale.