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Moral of the story?

posted 21 years ago by metalcj
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did this movie have a moral? because the only message i got from it is commit suicide if something awful happens to you well if you think about it maybe it didnt have a moral maybe it was the facts of life?

[–] 13 years ago

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[–] Woodyanders 9 years ago

The punitive penal system doesn't work because it's equally dehumanizing to the staff and convicts alike.

I've been chasing grace/ But grace ain't easy to find

[–] Dolemite (87) 2 years ago

Yes, stay out of trouble, so that you do not get imprisoned.

[–] javie (2225) 2 years ago

People are like what the hell are they talking about.

[–] fawltybasil (249) 2 years ago

There's scum in society and scum in the establishment.