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Originally Posted by jedimaster
that's just the kind of namby pamby attitude that causes problems
make it known that prison is hard and not the holiday camp that is now and i'm sure there would be less crime on our streets
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Less crime? How then do you explain the fact that the repeat rate for folks leaving this sheriff's facility is no better than average - by the sheriff's own admission? If his cruelty does not produce the intended results, then it is just more useless inhumanity! Meanwhile, he has cost his taxpayers many millions of dollars in lawsuits. BTW, If you think prison is a holiday camp, then you obviously have never visited one.
Also, it should be well noted that most of the folks in that sherriff's jail are not yet convicted and, while they are in lock-up prior to trial, entitled to the presumption of innocence in the meanwhile. Presumption of innocence is one of the good things we Americans gained from the Brits. Much better than the French system. Or perhaps you would favor going back to thumbscrews and the rack as evidence-gathering techniques?
In any case, suggest you do a bit of research on this sheriff, as I did. Let's not forget that Herr Hitler was also very tough on some folks and very popular as well - until folks came to their senses.