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Posted on 05/08/2008 3:10:21 PM PDT by John Semmens
A man awaiting trial on a murder charge is suing Benton County, Arkansas, complaining that the “skimpy rations” he has been fed in the county jail caused him to lose more than 100 pounds during eight months in jail.
“I used to be a sturdy 400-plus pounds,” Laswell boasted. “Now, I’m practically skin and bones. It’s cruel and unusual punishment.”
Laswell is being assisted in his suit by the ACLU. “This is but another sorry example of the pattern of torture and abuse that has overtaken the U.S. penal system under the Bush Administration,” said ACLU spokesman, Bertram Petty. “Starving prisoners is the kind of thing you expect in a Nazi concentration camp, not in America. It’s a clear a violation of the 5th Amendment.”
Jailhouse meals provide an average of 3,000 calories a day, according to jailer, Capt. Hunter Petray. A typical American diet consists of 2,000 to 3,000 calories a day.
Laswell has been charged along with a co-defendant for fatally beating and stabbing a man, then setting his home on fire.
Maybe being so fat his heart will give out first .... then his family can sue for NOT putting him on a diet ....
Once upon a time, it was common for a ‘jail-house lawyer’ to file endless petitions about all sorts of grievances just to occupy his time and annoy his jailers. Now we have the great ACLU joining them, gee, what a step forward for justice!
(Shhhhhhh....you’ll spoil the surprise)
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:’D Low-carbine diets can be tricky.
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In another time and place, he could be competing with Jared to appear in Subway ads.
Hey, if the guy hadn’t been 400 pounds to begin with, he’d have made a clean getaway, and wouldn’t be in prison. He’s probably mad that he’s lost all that weight and isn’t eligible for a spot on a reality TV show.
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