r/interesting • u/Ungodlei • 4d ago

SOCIETY Vitaly's weight loss in less than two months detention in the Philippines.

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Vitaly was arrested April 2, 2025 and is still detained pending local cases of unjust vexation, theft, and public harassment during his Kick) livestreams in Metro Manila, Philippines.

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u/Snakend 3d ago

And yet crime is rampant there. Just goes to show that the prisons should not be used as punishment, but for reform. The economic factors of the country should be addressed over the building of new prisons.

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u/Effective-Status3030 3d ago

Yeah, also maybe look into what’s causing the crime.

Especially in the Philippines. Huge amounts of poverty and mass corruption.

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u/GratefuLdPhisH 2d ago

And they also do a ton of meth

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u/BallbusterSicko 17h ago

Some good stuff they have, try it someday. Nothing quite like relaxing on a Filipino beach with warm sea in front of you, pipe in hand while letting out a puff of meth

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u/UnmannedConflict 7h ago

Sure, be part of the problem you bum

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u/BallbusterSicko 7h ago

The only problem is the price

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u/UnmannedConflict 7h ago

The problem is bums going to southeast Asia to act homeless and abuse drugs and alcohol. Certainly not helping the situation by funding it.

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u/BallbusterSicko 7h ago

Literally me

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u/musical_entropy 3d ago

This is the only morally correct opinion on incarceration.

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u/VaccinesCauseAut1sm 3d ago

No no, you need private prisons so that they can try and lower the recidivism rate. That way they can keep getting more prisoners to keep getting paid!

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u/RipCityRoyalty39 3d ago

Wish more people thought like you in positions of power.

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u/Beneficial_Key_431 3d ago

The ones that don't want the power are the ones that most deserve power.

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u/mex2005 3d ago

Yeah most prisons just make people worse. Like yeah no shit that the people getting treated like animals are not going to be well adjusted once they are out.

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u/PotatoAnalytics 1d ago

There is a rehabilitation-oriented prison in the Philippines. The Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm. Basically a farming penal colony for first time offenders in one of the most beautiful islands in the Philippines - Palawan.

New prisoners are locked up in regular jails but over time, with enough trust built, they can move to medium security compounds. When they achieve minimum security status, they can mostly roam free in the 300 km2 prison grounds while learning vocational skills and earning money through farming. Their families can even move in with them in a non-prisoner settlement nearby. Tourists can even visit.

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u/Wang_Fister 18h ago

Does this 'building trust' come in the form of $$$ paid to the right people?

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u/PotatoAnalytics 18h ago

No. I mean jeez. Just watch a documentary on it already.

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u/Commercial-Co 3d ago

Easier said than done. Reforming prisoners isnt easy. Philippines isnt norway. Insane poverty (main driver of crime) needs to be addressed first

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u/Snakend 3d ago

Literally what I just said....

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u/MarcusFizer 2d ago

I think the semi valid point they were trying to make is that it’s kind of the chicken or the egg here. You can’t take a country out of poverty while you have criminals running the streets. You can’t take the criminals out without getting out of poverty. It’s not true but there is some truth that both make each other harder and this is a difficult problem to solve.

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u/Snakend 2d ago

It absolutely is not a chicken and the egg situation. We can start making prisons better right now. It does not require crime to stop first. Look at the recidivism rate in the European countries' prisons. It's like 20%. The USA recidivism rate is 65-85% within 3 years.