Originally published at: In 1989, an Illinois town made this ridiculous rap video to promote their bid for a state prison | Boing Boing
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On the flip side, Chinatown residents protest the construction of a new jail adjacent to their neighborhood
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I remember this. Didn’t realize it was that long ago.
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I wonder how the town of Flora would have reacted if the state was looking for a place to build a new homeless shelter or drug rehabilitation center.
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Needs more Riff Trax.
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Haha, I’m literally listening to this song right now on yesterday’s episode of the (excellent) You’re Wrong About podcast, which focused on the post-Reagan “prison boom,” and provides perverse context for this and other similar bids.
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Is that Boss Hogg’s cousin??
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NIMBY No doubt about it. And after making fools of themselves they lost the bid anyway.
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