Sheriff Joe Arpaio puts inmates on bread and water diet for destroying American flag

[Redondo]

Sheriff Joe Arpaio puts inmates on bread and water diet for destroying American flag

 

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, of Maricopa County, told the news agency that 38 inmates in six different jails were getting meals of bread and water twice daily – the punishment for destroying government property while in custody.

 

“These inmates have destroyed the American flag that was placed in their cells. Tearing them, writing on them, stepping on them, throwing them in the toilet, trash or wherever they feel,” Arpaio said in a statement. “It's a disgrace to those who have fought for our country.”

 

Arpaio said the punishment will last seven days; a second offense would bring 10 additional days of the bread-and-water diet.

[Blarg]

Only if it were gluten free.

[mtangelsfan]

Why waste a flag by putting one in their cells in the first place.

 

Look, I couldn't care less what inmates eat in prison but this this whole thing is just for show.  Has their been a bigger attention whore at sherrif than good ol' Joe?

[Stradling]

Mt, what did you get to eat during your prison stints? Also did we ever find out why you were arrested twice?

[Blarg]

Destroying a flag.

[mtangelsfan]

Mt, what did you get to eat during your prison stints? Also did we ever find out why you were arrested twice?

 

Frozen burritos.  Still can't eat them even now.  I said you were close on your last guess.

[Glen]

Is there any other prison in the US where there are flags inside the cells?  Arpaio is screaming for attention again, trying to distract from all the money his department has to pay out in lawsuits against him.  

[Adam]

That guy is such a dick

[Stradling]

Yep, criminals are pretty cool.

[Adam]

C'mon stradling... You're better than that. The only thing we're saying is that the Sheriff is an attention whore. 

[Ray McKigney]

He seems to have the Warden Norton God-complex.

[Blarg]

I think it is a great idea. Better would be to teach them how to make their bread so at least they would have a skill when they get out and pick up some cool job at Subway. You all know what happened to Mrwicked when his resume was trash canned. He had to go work at some company doing high end computer security. Boring.

[Tank]

sheriff joe and his approach to running a prison doesn't bother me at all. 

[Stradling]

I don't really side with criminals on these kinds of things. Is Sheriff Joe an attention whore? Absolutely, but if you don't want to be treated like this then it is pretty simple, don't go to jail. Do, I think he should treat the weed guys the same as the hard core criminal, probably not.

[deepdrive]

Sounds like Joe believes in entrapment.

[DB24]

Why punish the whole prison?

[jshep]

Alternate headline

 

" Everyone Look At Me! I'm Edgy!' says Sheriff Joe Arpaio"

Edited January 28, 2014 by jshep

[mtangelsfan]

I don't really side with criminals on these kinds of things. Is Sheriff Joe an attention whore? Absolutely, but if you don't want to be treated like this then it is pretty simple, don't go to jail. Do, I think he should treat the weed guys the same as the hard core criminal, probably not.

 

Good thing innocent people never go there.

[Stradling]

I'm sure it's the innocent people doing shit to the flag.

[Hollyw00d]

I would have preferred bread and water over the "bologna" they served me during my night in jail

[mtangelsfan]

I'm sure it's the innocent people doing shit to the flag.

 

That wasn't your argument though, was it?  You said if you don't want to complain about jail conditions don't get sent there.  My response was to that.  Is it common sense to put any thing that is of value in prison cells?  

[Count Orlok]

Wouldn't surprise me if he locked his wife and/or daughter with in with them naked and then acted shocked and outraged after they get raped.

[deepdrive]

Wouldn't surprise me if he locked his wife and/or daughter with in with them naked and then acted shocked and outraged after they get raped.

 

The good people of Arizona would never stand for this. Now the wives and children of illegal immigrants...

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

We need more people like him.