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A Nigerian woman reviewed some tomato puree online. Now she faces jail (www.cnn.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As far as large corporations being able to sue you and get the cops to harass you the US may actually be worse.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Jesus fucking christ always this comment 🙄

“Well in the US they put a lady on the rack for reviewing a song in spotify. It’s not true but it’s true because I know it!”

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nintendo literally shut down a company last month for developing an emulator for the switch just by having more money.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah and we are talking about a woman being TORTURED in Nigeria.

Not sure how you can think Nintendo suing someone is comparable to this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

According to the article the conditions in the jail were just deplorable to the point of being torture which is also common in the US. So that's also comparable.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Really? I haven’t heard of that. Where have you heard of jail cells with water across the whole floor and no furniture?

If you can provide evidence, I’ll change my mind.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

The US literally has the Guatanamo Bay concentration camp for political prisoners so they could legally torture them.

If you want something more domestic then I'm sure one of those had some water or furniture related death: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-jails-deaths/ Though from what I understand in the US death by cop is the most likely.