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In reply to the discussion: Inmates cooked to death in Texas prisons [View all]pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)66. "Unpaid" remains an open question. nt
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I think he was talking about the state of Texas preventing the inmates from dying.
BlueJazz
Jul 2012
#7
You've done a superb job of outing yourself as an individual in support of classist bigotry...
Earth_First
Jul 2012
#26
Great argument--others die from other causes, so why worry about these preventable deaths?
pinboy3niner
Jul 2012
#108
Actually, the prison system has been sued because they didn't prevent a rape that resulted in AIDS.
Th1onein
Jul 2012
#149
The Prison Industrial complex now even has the help of amateur public relations experts.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#65
People are dying of heat stroke and the best you can come up with is "deal with it"? Seriously?
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#27
So State Sen. John Whitmire is a liar and you know more than the activists who were actually there?
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#64
If a bunch of prisoners dead from heat stroke isn't a problem in your book then
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#80
The majority of the world isn't stuck inside tiny cell blocks with no airflow. n/t
pnwmom
Jul 2012
#88
I am certain that Professor Hawking would find your posts deeply offensive.
girl gone mad
Jul 2012
#142
So you think it's okay to put prisoners with those kinds of health conditions at risk?
pinboy3niner
Jul 2012
#107
No more than you are seriously suggesting that the majority of people in the world are incarcerated.
Doremus
Jul 2012
#146
You DO know that coddling and killing are the only two options here, right?
annabanana
Aug 2012
#163
We as a society can severely limit another's freedom by putting them behind bars in a small cell
pacalo
Jul 2012
#90
I'll wager that no jury will hide you, nor will our Hosts ban you from this thread
pinboy3niner
Jul 2012
#97
Thanks. When I let 'er rip, that's usually a sign to me that I need to take a break. Been
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#98
I also noticed both of those with Free Republic-like opinions are gungeon dwellers
Patiod
Jul 2012
#123
jesus christ. did you live in a 8 x 8 concrete bloc too? did your parents force you to stay in
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#95
OK. Call me a "bleeding heart liberal", but I think to keep prisoners in un-airconditioned cells
Nye Bevan
Jul 2012
#6
The temps in Sheriff Joe's tents are reported to exceed 130 degrees in Summer
pinboy3niner
Jul 2012
#32
Many of the heartless GOP officials in TX may end up in a much hotter place.
libinnyandia
Jul 2012
#20
I'm sure there'd be plenty of money if we let go all those in jail for possession
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#29
maybe OWS should take this on. We could take to the streets demanding air conditioning
crazyjoe
Jul 2012
#36
They don't have enough money for the A.C. AND to make a profit. That's their problem. n/t
pnwmom
Jul 2012
#87
I've never understood the mentality that says we have to treat convicted criminals like animals...
markpkessinger
Jul 2012
#147