alt Hacker NewsI don't think the libertarian argument applies to prison.
You must provide water to prisoners; asking them to get it themselves is absurd. If the local water is unsafe, the prison should be relocated.
I don't think the libertarian argument applies to prison.
You must provide water to prisoners; asking them to get it themselves is absurd. If the local water is unsafe, the prison should be relocated.
I think it changed, a certain time ago you might not have had the technology to clean the water, and plenty of places in the world don't provide this. Whether or not it's a right is based on the values and capabilities of the civilization.