View Single Post
Old 10-08-2011, 11:05   #14
Guy
Quiet Professional
 
Guy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: OCONUS...again
Posts: 4,702
Thumbs up

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ambush Master View Post
Harris County, Texas used to have a "Pea Farm" down by Sugarland. It was a "CHOICE ASSIGNMENT" for an inmate to be sent there. They were outside in the fields and tending cattle, a dairy, etc. rather that in a 6X12 or whatever!! They produced enough produce, milk products, eggs, and meat to not only feed the inmates of Harris County, but for most of the STATE!!! There were other operations throughout the State that were similar and the Penal system was somewhat self supporting UNTIL THE ACLU got involved and this activity was deemed CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT!!!

Mind you that the inmates enjoyed the "limited freedom" granted to them to work in the fields etc. but the greater LIBERAL contingent thought that we should just pay for their incarcerations and not "enslave them to support themselves"!!!

This whole thing just really pisses me off!!!

Later
Martin
God forbid IF, you'd have too work for food...I guess most of us not incarcerated get food for free...

"Pissed off about illegals working the fields...use inmates!"

Stay safe.
__________________
“It is better to have sheep led by a lion than lions led by a sheep.”

-DE OPPRESSO LIBER-
Guy is offline   Reply With Quote